diff --git a/backend/src/developer/mod.rs b/backend/src/developer/mod.rs
index 70b40699e..23d714875 100644
--- a/backend/src/developer/mod.rs
+++ b/backend/src/developer/mod.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@ pub fn init(#[context] ctx: SdkContext) -> Result<(), Error> {
                 .as_bytes(),
         )?;
         dev_key_file.sync_all()?;
+        println!(
+            "New developer key generated at {}",
+            ctx.developer_key_path.display()
+        );
+    } else {
+        println!(
+            "Developer key already exists at {}",
+            ctx.developer_key_path.display()
+        );
     }
     Ok(())
 }