diff --git a/bin/steps/pip-install b/bin/steps/pip-install
index 46c99bc..cec8c98 100755
--- a/bin/steps/pip-install
+++ b/bin/steps/pip-install
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ set +e
 set -e
 PIP_STATUS="$?"
 
+echo "$PIP_STATUS"
+
 if [[ ! $PIP_STATUS -eq 0 ]]; then
+    echo "an error occurred."
     show-warnings
     exit 1
 fi