diff --git a/src/cfn/getStackDescription.ts b/src/cfn/getStackDescription.ts
index 54bd717..d821450 100644
--- a/src/cfn/getStackDescription.ts
+++ b/src/cfn/getStackDescription.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export async function getStackDescription(StackName: string, expectTerminalStatu
   const stacks = await (async () => {
     if (expectTerminalStatus) {
       while (!_.includes(TERMINAL, (await cfn.describeStacks({StackName}).promise()).Stacks![0].StackStatus)) {
+        console.log('Encountered non-terminal stack status while expecting a terminal stack status');
         await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000));
       }
     }