diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0bbb9bc71..9dcd45ce7 100755
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ add_subdirectory(python)
 if(BUILD_TESTING)
   # Make sure to fetch all data, after all legacy test cases have been added
   ExternalData_Add_Target(legacy_test_cases)
+  message(STATUS "Test inputs will be stored in: ${ExternalData_OBJECT_STORES} if they are not already present")
 endif()
 #--- add CMake infrastructure --------------------------------------------------
 include(cmake/podioCreateConfig.cmake)
diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index f5a17ea33..b8233c528 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,5 +99,3 @@ endif()
 
 # Customize CTest to potentially disable some of the tests with known problems
 configure_file(CTestCustom.cmake ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/CTestCustom.cmake @ONLY)
-
-message(STATUS "Test inputs will be stored in: ${ExternalData_OBJECT_STORES} if they are not already present")