diff --git a/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py b/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
index e9634707106d6f25cd3c9dcde77a69f5fb58d012..cdd616e9e487506c2afe793d2ec20d4d889f086f 100755
--- a/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
+++ b/src/mpsd_software_manager/mpsd_software.py
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ def environment_status(mpsd_release: str, root_dir: Union[str, Path]) -> dict:
     # if the mpds_release directory exists but the spack repository is not fully
     # cloned - indicates some kind of incomplete installation:
     if not spack_dir.exists():
-        logging.debug(f"Looking for files in {spack_dir}")
+        logging.info(f"Could not find directory {spack_dir}.")
         logging.error(
             f"MPSD release '{mpsd_release}' has not been completely installed."
         )