diff --git a/scripts/rec b/scripts/rec
index 7ff30d1..a45c18b 100755
--- a/scripts/rec
+++ b/scripts/rec
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ record() {
 }
 
 if test ! -f recording.mkv; then
+  echo recording in 2s...
   record &
 else
   pkill ffmpeg
+  echo stopped recording
 fi