diff --git a/verify/test.sh b/verify/test.sh
index bf3e708..35cfc75 100755
--- a/verify/test.sh
+++ b/verify/test.sh
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ mv .sops.yaml.tmp .sops.yaml
 repo_root="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 read -p "start testing?" __var
 # ---
-# create sops cfg in curdir
+>&2 echo "# create sops cfg in curdir"
 rm .sops.yaml
 ../bin/update_sops.sh -c "${PWD}" -s "${secrets_file}"
 test -e "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
 test ! -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
 read -p "next test?" __var
 # ---
-# create sops cfg in default (repo root)
+>&2 echo "# create sops cfg in default (repo root)"
 rm .sops.yaml
 # note: fail if for any reason sops config defined at top level; this repo should not have this!
 test -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"