diff --git a/src/io.cpp b/src/io.cpp
index 638c93a47..4f31581f8 100644
--- a/src/io.cpp
+++ b/src/io.cpp
@@ -427,6 +427,7 @@ void IOOptions::read(TPS::Tps *tps, std::string prefix) {
   setRestartFlags();
 
   int status = mkdir(restart_dir_.c_str(), S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IROTH | S_IXOTH);
+  if(status == 0) std::cout << "created restartBase directory: " << restart_dir_ << endl;
 }
 
 void IOOptions::setRestartFlags() {