diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Openstack.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Openstack.groovy
index c965b81..75be7f4 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Openstack.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Openstack.groovy
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
     for ( int i = 0; i < environment.size; i++ ) {
         envString = "${envString}  ${environment.get(i).get(0)}: ${environment.get(i).get(1)}\n"
     }
+    echo("writing to env file:\n${envString}")
     writeFile file: file, text: envString
 }
 
diff --git a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy
index 021a3e5..09b15a5 100644
--- a/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy
+++ b/src/com/mirantis/mk/Salt.groovy
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@
         result = runSaltCommand(master, 'local', ['expression': tgt, 'type': 'compound'], fun, batch, arg)
     }
     echo("${result}")
+    printSaltCommandResult(result, false)
 }
 
 /**