diff --git a/packages/nest/package.py b/packages/nest/package.py
index 87eb41caa15cc22185da90a2112c7462febe9ab4..114fb3913eacf352e94959919f7be21f958b3e6c 100644
--- a/packages/nest/package.py
+++ b/packages/nest/package.py
@@ -198,6 +198,13 @@ class Nest(CMakePackage):
     @run_after('install')
     @on_package_attributes(run_tests=True)
     def installcheck(self):
+        print('''
+        ##########################################
+        ###
+        ### RUNNING MAKE INSTALLCHECK
+        ###
+        ##########################################
+''')
         with working_dir(self.build_directory):
             make("installcheck")