diff --git a/kpatch/kpatch b/kpatch/kpatch
index f57afe6..214fc5f 100755
--- a/kpatch/kpatch
+++ b/kpatch/kpatch
@@ -86,12 +86,15 @@ core_module_loaded () {
 load_module () {
 	if ! core_module_loaded; then
 		find_core_module || die "can't find core module"
+		echo "loading core module: $COREMOD"
 		/usr/sbin/insmod "$COREMOD" || die "failed to load core module"
 	fi
+	echo "loading patch module: $1"
 	/usr/sbin/insmod "$1"
 }
 
 unload_module () {
+	echo "unloading patch module: $1"
 	/usr/sbin/rmmod "$(basename $1)"
 }
 
@@ -136,8 +139,12 @@ case "$1" in
 	PATCH="$2"
 	[[ -e "$PATCH" ]] || die "$PATCH doesn't exist"
 	[[ ${PATCH: -3} == ".ko" ]] || die "$PATCH isn't a .ko file"
+
+	echo "installing $PATCH to $USERDIR"
 	mkdir -p "$USERDIR" || die "failed to create install directory"
 	cp -f "$PATCH" "$USERDIR" || die "failed to install patch $PATCH"
+
+	echo "installing $PATCH to initramfs"
 	dracut -f || die "dracut failed"
 	;;
 
@@ -145,7 +152,11 @@ case "$1" in
 	[[ "$#" -ne 2 ]] && usage
 	PATCH="$2"
 	find_module "$PATCH" || die "$PATCH is not installed"
+
+	echo "uninstalling $PATCH from $USERDIR"
 	rm -f "$USERDIR/$(basename $MODULE)" || die "failed to uninstall patch $PATCH"
+
+	echo "uninstalling $PATCH from initramfs"
 	dracut -f || die "dracut failed"
 	;;