diff --git a/guestfs-inspectd.c b/guestfs-inspectd.c
index af795f3..3bdb379 100644
--- a/guestfs-inspectd.c
+++ b/guestfs-inspectd.c
@@ -121,7 +121,9 @@ static void *worker_task(zsock_t *pipe, char *disk_path) {
     case GUESTFS_COMMAND_CAT:
       char *res;
       size_t s;
+      puts("catting file...");
       cat_file(g, command->args.cat.paths[0], &res, &s);
+      puts("Done catting file contents...");
       zmsg_addmem(reply, res, s);
       break;
     }