diff --git a/source/library/Splint.hs b/source/library/Splint.hs
--- a/source/library/Splint.hs
+++ b/source/library/Splint.hs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import qualified Language.Haskell.HLint as HLint
 import qualified Splint.Replacement as Replacement
 import qualified Splint.Settings as Settings
+import qualified System.IO as IO
 
 plugin :: GHC.Plugins.Plugin
 plugin =
@@ -33,15 +34,17 @@
       diagOpts = GHC.Driver.Config.Diagnostic.initDiagOpts dynFlags
   GHC.Plugins.liftIO $ do
     settings <- Settings.load commandLineOptions
+    let ideas =
+          uncurry HLint.applyHints settings
+            . pure
+            . HLint.createModuleEx
+            . GHC.Hs.hpm_module
+            $ GHC.Plugins.parsedResultModule parsedResult
+    mapM_ (IO.hPutStrLn IO.stderr . mappend "[splint] " . show) ideas
     GHC.Driver.Errors.printOrThrowDiagnostics logger ghcMessageOpts diagOpts
       . GHC.Types.Error.mkMessages
       . GHC.Data.Bag.listToBag
-      . fmap (ideaToWarnMsg diagOpts)
-      . uncurry HLint.applyHints settings
-      . pure
-      . HLint.createModuleEx
-      . GHC.Hs.hpm_module
-      $ GHC.Plugins.parsedResultModule parsedResult
+      $ fmap (ideaToWarnMsg diagOpts) ideas
   pure parsedResult
 
 ideaToWarnMsg :: GHC.Utils.Error.DiagOpts -> HLint.Idea -> GHC.Driver.Errors.Types.WarnMsg
diff --git a/source/library/Splint/Settings.hs b/source/library/Splint/Settings.hs
--- a/source/library/Splint/Settings.hs
+++ b/source/library/Splint/Settings.hs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import qualified Data.Map as Map
 import qualified Language.Haskell.HLint as HLint
 import qualified Splint.RemoteData as RemoteData
+import qualified System.IO as IO
 import qualified System.IO.Unsafe as Unsafe
 
 type Settings = ([HLint.Classify], HLint.Hint)
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
     pure remoteData
   case remoteData of
     RemoteData.NotAsked -> do
+      IO.hPutStrLn IO.stderr $ "[splint] Loading settings for " <> show commandLineOptions <> " ..."
       result <-
         withTMVar semaphore
           . const
diff --git a/splint.cabal b/splint.cabal
--- a/splint.cabal
+++ b/splint.cabal
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cabal-version: 2.2
 name: splint
-version: 2.0.0.0
+version: 2.0.0.1
 synopsis: HLint as a GHC source plugin.
 description:
   Splint makes HLint available as a GHC source plugin. To use it, pass