diff --git a/cmd/kernel.go b/cmd/kernel.go
index 86842ec..7ba8355 100644
--- a/cmd/kernel.go
+++ b/cmd/kernel.go
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ func (cmd *KernelCmd) Generate(g *Globals, km artifact.Target) (err error) {
 
 	if cmd.ContainerCache {
 		path := cache.ContainerURL(c.Name())
+		log.Debug().Msgf("import container %v from %v",
+			c.Name(), path)
 		err = container.Import(path, c.Name())
 		if err != nil || cmd.shutdown {
 			return