diff --git a/internal/recipe/loader.go b/internal/recipe/loader.go
index be6e225..8ccffc6 100644
--- a/internal/recipe/loader.go
+++ b/internal/recipe/loader.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ var safeCommands = sync.OnceValue(func() map[string]bool {
 	data, err := os.ReadFile(cfgPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		// Fallback to a built-in safe list
+		fmt.Println("Could not read safe shell commands config, using built-in fallback")
 		return map[string]bool{
 			"ls": true, "pwd": true, "cat": true, "tree": true,
 			"find": true, "grep": true, "rg": true,
@@ -30,7 +31,9 @@ var safeCommands = sync.OnceValue(func() map[string]bool {
 			"pytest":    true, "poetry run pytest": true, "ctest": true,
 			"python -m pytest": true, "python": true, "poetry": true,
 		}
+
 	}
+	fmt.Println("Using safe shell commands config:", cfgPath)
 
 	var cfg struct {
 		SafeCommands []string `yaml:"safe_commands"`