diff --git a/create_lxc_base.sh b/create_lxc_base.sh
index 5e043f7..570b8e6 100755
--- a/create_lxc_base.sh
+++ b/create_lxc_base.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ else
 
 fi
 
+echo "INFO: Publishing '$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME' as image '$DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE_NAME'. Please wait."
 lxc publish --public "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME/$UBUNTU_BASE_IMAGE_NAME" --project=default --alias="$DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE_NAME"
 
+echo "INFO: Success! We can now delete the base image."
 lxc delete -f "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"