diff --git a/pool.c b/pool.c
index a469214b..3d942d2b 100644
--- a/pool.c
+++ b/pool.c
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ void state_pool(struct snapraid_state* state)
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 
+	printf("Cleaning...\n");
+
 	/* pool directory with final slash */
 	pathprint(pool_dir, sizeof(pool_dir), "%s", state->pool);
 	pathslash(pool_dir, sizeof(pool_dir));
@@ -184,6 +186,8 @@ void state_pool(struct snapraid_state* state)
 	/* first clear the previous pool tree */
 	clean_dir(state, pool_dir);
 
+	printf("Pooling...\n");
+
 	/* for each disk */
 	count = 0;
 	for(i=state->disklist;i!=0;i=i->next) {