diff --git a/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash b/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash
index 33c44c32c5..eca6cf4c98 100755
--- a/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash
+++ b/cmake_targets/autotests/tools/remove_old_programs.bash
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 #$1 programs to be killed and checked
+echo "removing old programs..."
+echo "args = $1"
 ps -aux |grep -E -i $1| awk '{print $2}' | sudo xargs kill -9 
 
 var=`ps -aux |grep -E -i $1`