diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f1cf1c22e958046d41f1866263a46d0fcaa57a44..f5bbae3a0aca4891f5e5cdbe0746271dad1949a6 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ windows:
     - 'dir Env:'
     # make the CMake build directory
     - echo "----------------------------------------"
-    - if($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE -eq "schedule") { mkdir -Force $BUILD_DIR }
-    - if(!(Test-Path -path $BUILD_DIR)) { mkdir -Force $BUILD_DIR }
-    - cd "$BUILD_DIR"
+    - if($CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE -eq "schedule") { mkdir -Force $BUILD_DIR; echo "scheduled build" }
+    - if(!(Test-Path -path $BUILD_DIR)) { mkdir -Force $BUILD_DIR; echo "build from scratch" }
+    - cd $BUILD_DIR
     - pwd
     - echo "#--- CONFIGURE ---"
     - cmake --version