diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 2860cdb3..eca9d683 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -3148,7 +3148,7 @@ I'm making a small function in here to open files in the appropriate program usi
     "Open the file-at-point in the appropriate program"
     (interactive)
     (let ((file (file-truename (ignore-errors (dired-get-file-for-visit)))))
-      (message file)
+      (message (concat "Opening ==> " file))
       (call-process "xdg-open" nil 0 nil file)))
 
   (defun chris/dired-open-wm ()
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 0ac5c662..8a7766ce 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -2288,7 +2288,7 @@ targets."
     "Open the file-at-point in the appropriate program"
     (interactive)
     (let ((file (file-truename (ignore-errors (dired-get-file-for-visit)))))
-      (message file)
+      (message (concat "Opening ==> " file))
       (call-process "xdg-open" nil 0 nil file)))
 
   (defun chris/dired-open-wm ()