diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index cb5b9c9..41eed6b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ before_install:
  - cd googletest-release-1.8.0
  - cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON .
  - make
+ - echo "gtest dir: $GTEST_DIR"
 
 script:
  - cd $TRAVIS_BUILD_DIR