diff --git a/src/gen/db/write.py b/src/gen/db/write.py
index fb65eed5b..ae905f117 100644
--- a/src/gen/db/write.py
+++ b/src/gen/db/write.py
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ class DbBsddb(DbBsddbRead, DbWriteBase, UpdateCallback):
             # to loop through each of the primary object tables.
         
             for cursor_func, class_func in primary_table:
+                print "Rebuilding %s reference map" % class_func.__name__
                 with cursor_func() as cursor:
                     for found_handle, val in cursor:
                         obj = class_func()