diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/download-git-cache.sh b/.gitlab-ci/download-git-cache.sh
index 7b210ded6e8..e36f7e5b1d3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/download-git-cache.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/download-git-cache.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 
 TMP_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
 
-echo "Downloading archived master..."
+echo "$(date +"%F %T") Downloading archived master..."
 if ! /usr/bin/wget \
 	      -O "$TMP_DIR/$CI_PROJECT_NAME.tar.gz" \
               "https://${S3_HOST}/git-cache/${FDO_UPSTREAM_REPO}/$CI_PROJECT_NAME.tar.gz";
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ fi
 set -e
 
 rm -rf "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"
-echo "Extracting tarball into '$CI_PROJECT_DIR'..."
+echo "$(date +"%F %T") Extracting tarball into '$CI_PROJECT_DIR'..."
 mkdir -p "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"
 tar xzf "$TMP_DIR/$CI_PROJECT_NAME.tar.gz" -C "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"
 rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
 chmod a+w "$CI_PROJECT_DIR"
+
+echo "$(date +"%F %T") Git cache download done"