diff --git a/run_tests.sh b/run_tests.sh
index a595d1ef8ab..5b652a96c25 100755
--- a/run_tests.sh
+++ b/run_tests.sh
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ then
        DOCKER_RUN_EXTRA_ARGS="-v ${tmp}:/tmp ${DOCKER_RUN_EXTRA_ARGS}"
        shift
     fi
+    echo "Launching docker container for testing..."
     docker $DOCKER_EXTRA_ARGS run $DOCKER_RUN_EXTRA_ARGS -e "GALAXY_TEST_DATABASE_TYPE=$db_type" --rm -v `pwd`:/galaxy $DOCKER_IMAGE "$@"
     exit $?
 fi