diff --git a/testing/CMakeLists.txt b/testing/CMakeLists.txt
index 657fda9bb8..2379446618 100644
--- a/testing/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/testing/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@ if(NOT DEFINED ENV{MRTRIX_BINARIES_DATA_DIR})
     set(mrtrix_binaries_data_url "https://github.com/mrtrix3/test_data.git")
 else()
     set(mrtrix_binaries_data_url $ENV{MRTRIX_BINARIES_DATA_DIR})
+    message(STATUS "Using binaries data from $ENV{MRTRIX_BINARIES_DATA_DIR}")
 endif()
 
 if(NOT DEFINED ENV{MRTRIX_SCRIPTS_DATA_DIR})
     set(mrtrix_scripts_data_url "https://github.com/mrtrix3/script_test_data.git")
 else()
     set(mrtrix_scripts_data_url $ENV{MRTRIX_SCRIPTS_DATA_DIR})
+    message(STATUS "Using scripts data from $ENV{MRTRIX_SCRIPTS_DATA_DIR}")
 endif()
 
 include(ExternalProject)