diff --git a/hosts/Emitter.nix b/hosts/Emitter.nix
index fac76c3..6ec357e 100644
--- a/hosts/Emitter.nix
+++ b/hosts/Emitter.nix
@@ -98,9 +98,12 @@
                     cat > $out/sbin/burp <<-EOF
                     #!/${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash
                     set -e
+                    echo "Ensuring rupert.gvfr.de is up."
                     ${pkgs.dig}/bin/nslookup rupert.gvfr.de
                     ${pkgs.unixtools.ping}/bin/ping -c1 rupert.gvfr.de >/dev/null
+                    echo "Opening SSH tunnel."
                     ${pkgs.openssh}/bin/ssh -i /secrets/id_burp_remote -o IdentitiesOnly=yes -o ExitOnForwardFailure=yes -L 4971:localhost:4971 burp-remote@rupert.gvfr.de -f true
+                    echo "Beginning backup operation."
                     $out/sbin/burp-untunneled \$@
                     EOF
                     chmod +x $out/sbin/burp