diff --git a/pkg_auto/impl/pkg_auto_lib.sh b/pkg_auto/impl/pkg_auto_lib.sh
index 6df3a22247..5604b4d4bc 100644
--- a/pkg_auto/impl/pkg_auto_lib.sh
+++ b/pkg_auto/impl/pkg_auto_lib.sh
@@ -2275,6 +2275,8 @@ function handle_package_changes() {
     mvm_declare hpc_pkg_slots_set_mvm mvm_mvc_set
     read_reports hpc_all_pkgs hpc_pkg_slots_set_mvm
 
+    info "doing package consistency checks"
+
     # map[package]map[slot]string (string being "min version:max version")
     mvm_declare hpc_old_pkg_slot_verminmax_map_mvm mvm_mvc_map
     mvm_declare hpc_new_pkg_slot_verminmax_map_mvm mvm_mvc_map
@@ -2283,6 +2285,8 @@ function handle_package_changes() {
 
     unset_report_mvms
 
+    info "preparing for handling package changes"
+
     # TODO: when we handle moving packages between repos, then there
     # should be two maps, for old and new state
     local -A hpc_package_sources_map
@@ -3237,6 +3241,8 @@ function handle_eclass() {
     # shellcheck source=for-shellcheck/globals
     source "${WORKDIR}/globals"
 
+    info "handling update of ${eclass}"
+
     local -a lines
     lines=()
     if [[ -e "${OLD_PORTAGE_STABLE}/${eclass}" ]] && [[ -e "${NEW_PORTAGE_STABLE}/${eclass}" ]]; then
@@ -3259,6 +3265,8 @@ function handle_profiles() {
     # shellcheck source=for-shellcheck/globals
     source "${WORKDIR}/globals"
 
+    info "handling update of profiles"
+
     local -a files=()
     local which arch
     for which in "${WHICH[@]}"; do
@@ -3329,6 +3337,8 @@ function handle_licenses() {
     # shellcheck source=for-shellcheck/globals
     source "${WORKDIR}/globals"
 
+    info "handling update of licenses"
+
     local -a dropped=() added=() changed=()
     local line hl_stripped
     # Lines are:
@@ -3402,6 +3412,8 @@ function handle_scripts() {
     # shellcheck source=for-shellcheck/globals
     source "${WORKDIR}/globals"
 
+    info "handling update of scripts"
+
     local out_dir
     out_dir="${REPORTS_DIR}/updates/scripts"
     mkdir -p "${out_dir}"