diff --git a/src/cli/clone.rs b/src/cli/clone.rs
index a57d443a..1d0bdcf4 100644
--- a/src/cli/clone.rs
+++ b/src/cli/clone.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ impl CloneCommand {
 
         // Commit syncback result
         if !skip_git {
+            log::info!("Staging syncback changes...");
             let _ = Command::new("git")
                 .args(["add", "."])
                 .current_dir(&path)
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ impl CloneCommand {
                 .stderr(Stdio::null())
                 .status();
 
+            log::info!("Committing syncback changes...");
             let _ = Command::new("git")
                 .args(["commit", "--no-verify", "-m", "syncback"])
                 .current_dir(&path)
diff --git a/src/cli/init.rs b/src/cli/init.rs
index 935e8d6d..026c37e5 100644
--- a/src/cli/init.rs
+++ b/src/cli/init.rs
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ impl InitCommand {
         }
 
         if did_git_init {
-            log::debug!("Committing initial project...");
-
+            log::info!("Staging initial project...");
             let _ = Command::new("git")
                 .args(["add", "."])
                 .current_dir(&base_path)
@@ -191,6 +190,7 @@ impl InitCommand {
                 .stderr(Stdio::null())
                 .status();
 
+            log::info!("Committing initial project...");
             let _ = Command::new("git")
                 .args(["commit", "--no-verify", "-m", "Initial commit"])
                 .current_dir(&base_path)