diff --git a/ci/niv-cron.nix b/ci/niv-cron.nix
index 4ec832f4..4407bf00 100644
--- a/ci/niv-cron.nix
+++ b/ci/niv-cron.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ with lib; {
                 GIT_SSH_COMMAND="ssh -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no" \
                   git push gitea master
               fi
+            else
+              echo "no source changes" >&2
             fi
           '';
           impure = true;