diff --git a/mpsd-software-environment.py b/mpsd-software-environment.py
index 15bbb4c73f631c55ee2de6e54e7234af66d7a746..a04a59669dec8fdb925ca004b3a82d011f18cff7 100755
--- a/mpsd-software-environment.py
+++ b/mpsd-software-environment.py
@@ -644,6 +644,8 @@ def prepare_environment(mpsd_release: str, root_dir: Path) -> List[str]:
     repo_path = release_base_dir / "spack-environments"
     if repo_path.exists():
         logging.debug(f"directory {repo_path} exists already, not touching")
+        logging.debug(
+            "XXX TODO: should we run a git pull here to get the latest version? XXX")
     else:
         repo_url = config_vars["spack_environments_repo"]
         logging.info(f"cloning repository {repo_path} from {repo_url}")