diff --git a/Tangential_complex/test/Tangential_complex/test_utilities.h b/Tangential_complex/test/Tangential_complex/test_utilities.h
index 95a4a9d20e7..9ed98fa4c20 100644
--- a/Tangential_complex/test/Tangential_complex/test_utilities.h
+++ b/Tangential_complex/test/Tangential_complex/test_utilities.h
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ bool load_points_from_file(
     ++i;
   }
 
+#ifdef CGAL_TC_VERBOSE
+  std::cerr << "'" << filename << "' loaded." << std::endl;
+#endif
+
   return true;
 }