diff --git a/scripts/extra/install_custom_ctypes.sh b/scripts/extra/install_custom_ctypes.sh
index e546f587a7..16d99145c7 100755
--- a/scripts/extra/install_custom_ctypes.sh
+++ b/scripts/extra/install_custom_ctypes.sh
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 # installation to be successful, this directory needs to be writeable by the user
 # executing this script.
 
+# some logging
+echo ">>> Running ${BASH_SOURCE}"
+
 # Initialise our bash functions
 TOPDIR=$(dirname $(realpath ${BASH_SOURCE}))
 source "${TOPDIR}"/../utils.sh
@@ -74,6 +77,10 @@ else
 fi
 echo "Created temporary directory '${tmpdir}'"
 
+# some logging
+echo ">>> Checking contents under '${NESSI_SITE_INSTALL}'"
+tree -d ${NESSI_SITE_INSTALL}
+
 # check if custom_ctypes has already been installed
 if [[ -d ${NESSI_SITE_INSTALL}/lib ]]; then
     fatal_error "Error: Installation of custom_ctypes already found at '${NESSI_SITE_INSTALL}'"