diff --git a/scripts/nix-reduce-build.in b/scripts/nix-reduce-build.in
index 2fd946c654..b9c9b864fa 100644
--- a/scripts/nix-reduce-build.in
+++ b/scripts/nix-reduce-build.in
@@ -62,14 +62,17 @@ for i in "$@"; do
 	filePath="${i#file:/}";
 	if [ "$i" != "$sshHost" ]; then
 		cat needed-paths | while read; do 
+			echo "Getting $REPLY and its closure over ssh"
 			nix-copy-closure --from "$sshHost" --gzip "$REPLY" </dev/null || true; 
 		done;
 	elif [ "$i" != "$httpHost" ] || [ "$i" != "$httpsHost" ]; then
 		cat needed-paths | while read; do
+			echo "Getting $REPLY over http/https"
 			curl ${BAD_CERTIFICATE:+-k} -L "$i${REPLY##*/}" | gunzip | nix-store --import;
 		done;
 	elif [ "$i" != "filePath" ] ; then
 		cat needed-paths | while read; do 
+			echo "Installing $REPLY from file"
 			gunzip < "$filePath/${REPLY##*/}".nar.gz | nix-store --import;
 		done;
 	fi;