diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4c33f83e7..03aee2abe 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ mergeIntoMaster:
 removeData:
   stage: clean
   before_script:
-    - echo 'Do nothing'
+    - echo "Removing data and lock of pipeline $CI_PIPELINE_ID"
   script:
     - rm -rf $TESTROOT/GitLabCI_Pipeline_$CI_PIPELINE_ID
     - sed -i "/$CI_PIPELINE_ID/d" $TESTROOT/GitLabCI.queue                                          # in case pipeline was manually (web GUI) restarted and releaseLock was performed already
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ removeData:
 removeLock:
   stage: releaseLock
   before_script:
-    - echo 'Do nothing'
+    - echo "Removing lock of pipeline $CI_PIPELINE_ID"
   when: always
   script: sed -i "/$CI_PIPELINE_ID/d" $TESTROOT/GitLabCI.queue
   except: