diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4d118823..d69d7f2e 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ commands:
             git submodule update
             if [ "$CIRCLE_BRANCH" = "develop" ] || [ "${BASE_BRANCH}" = "develop" ]; then
               #If on develop or a PR towards develop assume that all submodules are updated
+              echo Detected that PR is related to develop. Will update all subrepos.
               make update
             fi
   build-branch: