diff --git a/mastodon-kanidm-sync.py b/mastodon-kanidm-sync.py
index 46fd68b..acc2b37 100644
--- a/mastodon-kanidm-sync.py
+++ b/mastodon-kanidm-sync.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ OWNER_USERNAME = getenv("OWNER_USERNAME")
 try:
   USERDATA = read_file(getenv("USERDATA_FILE_PATH")).strip()
   userdata = json.loads(USERDATA)
+  print("userdata from file loaded")
 except FileNotFoundError:
   userdata = []