diff --git a/aio/tools/translator/bin/ssr.ts b/aio/tools/translator/bin/ssr.ts
index 786b5b0f97..c3e32f0926 100644
--- a/aio/tools/translator/bin/ssr.ts
+++ b/aio/tools/translator/bin/ssr.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const minifyOptions = {
 };
 
 function composePage(url) {
+  console.log(`pre-rendering ${url}...`);
   const { title, contents } = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(`./dist/generated/docs/${url}.json`, 'utf-8'));
 
   if (!contents) {