diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 9868397..9cc6e3c 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -2819,7 +2819,9 @@ With given ARG, display files in `db/important-document-path’."
 
 ;; * Load customizations
 
+(message "Loading customizations ...")
 (when (file-exists-p custom-file)
   (load-file custom-file))
+(message "Loading customizations ... done")
 
 ;;; init.el ends here