diff --git a/icqnotify.py b/icqnotify.py
index 1ea58f4..a71211e 100755
--- a/icqnotify.py
+++ b/icqnotify.py
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ def send(message):
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     message = ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]).strip().replace("\\n", "\n")
+    print("about to send message '%s'" % message)
     send(message)