diff --git a/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1 b/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1
index a36d888f..0f849a7d 100755
--- a/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1
+++ b/esxi-scripts/iscsi-sys-vm-shutdown-verify.ps1
@@ -17,12 +17,14 @@ Do {
 	$poff = 'no'
 	$VMLIST = Get-Datastore | Where {$_.Name -like '*iSCSI-SYS*'} | Get-VM
 	if ($VMLIST -notmatch '') {
+		write-host "cycling thoruygh iscsi vms found"
 		Foreach ($VM in $VMLIST) { 
 			if ((Get-VM $VM).PowerState -notmatch 'PoweredOn') {
 		        $poff = 'yes'
 		    }
 		}
 	} else {
+		write-host "no iscsi vms found"
 		$poff = 'yes'
 	}
 } Until ($poff -match 'yes')