diff --git a/src/utils/gitignore.js b/src/utils/gitignore.js
index 3e82ecf3bad..947d880d1fe 100644
--- a/src/utils/gitignore.js
+++ b/src/utils/gitignore.js
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const parseIgnore = require('parse-gitignore')
 
 const { fileExistsAsync, readFileAsync, writeFileAsync } = require('../lib/fs')
 
+const { log } = require('./command-helpers')
+
 const hasGitIgnore = async function (dir) {
   const gitIgnorePath = path.join(dir, '.gitignore')
   const hasIgnore = await fileExistsAsync(gitIgnorePath)
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ const ensureNetlifyIgnore = async function (dir) {
   }
   /* Not ignoring .netlify folder. Add to .gitignore */
   if (!ignorePatterns || !ignorePatterns.patterns.some((pattern) => /(^|\/|\\)\.netlify($|\/|\\)/.test(pattern))) {
+    log()
+    log('Adding local .netlify folder to .gitignore file...')
     const newContents = `${gitIgnoreContents}\n${ignoreContent}`
     await writeFileAsync(gitIgnorePath, newContents, 'utf8')
   }