diff --git a/app/matrix_bot/config.py b/app/matrix_bot/config.py
index 959dfd3..a9f779d 100644
--- a/app/matrix_bot/config.py
+++ b/app/matrix_bot/config.py
@@ -50,10 +50,12 @@ def __init__(self):
         if not self.users_path.exists():
             with open(self.users_path, "w") as f:
                 json.dump({}, f)
+                print(f"Created empty users file at {self.users_path}")
             self.users = {}
         else:
             with open(self.users_path, "r") as f:
                 self.users: dict = json.load(f)
+                print(f"Successfully loaded users from {self.users_path}")
 
     def save_users(self):
         with open(self.users_path, "w") as f: