diff --git a/cli/deploy.go b/cli/deploy.go
index 1b5a478e..1406aa63 100644
--- a/cli/deploy.go
+++ b/cli/deploy.go
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ func (obj *DeployArgs) Run(ctx context.Context, data *cliUtil.Data) (bool, error
 		return false, errwrap.Wrapf(err, "encoding error")
 	}
 
+	Logf("pushing...")
 	// this nominally checks the previous git hash matches our expectation
 	if err := simpleDeploy.AddDeploy(ctx, id, hash, pHash, &str); err != nil {
 		return false, errwrap.Wrapf(err, "could not create deploy id `%d`", id)
diff --git a/lang/gapi/gapi.go b/lang/gapi/gapi.go
index c7e3300e..11e0d04f 100644
--- a/lang/gapi/gapi.go
+++ b/lang/gapi/gapi.go
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ func (obj *GAPI) Cli(info *gapi.Info) (*gapi.Deploy, error) {
 	}
 
 	// get the list of needed files (this is available after SetScope)
+	logf("collecting files...")
 	fileList, err := ast.CollectFiles(iast)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errwrap.Wrapf(err, "could not collect files")