diff --git a/tests/openpgp/setup.scm b/tests/openpgp/setup.scm
index bf1876e2d..4b3bfcb41 100755
--- a/tests/openpgp/setup.scm
+++ b/tests/openpgp/setup.scm
@@ -1,31 +1,49 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env gpgscm
 
 ;; Copyright (C) 2016 g10 Code GmbH
 ;;
 ;; This file is part of GnuPG.
 ;;
 ;; GnuPG is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 ;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
 ;; (at your option) any later version.
 ;;
 ;; GnuPG is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 ;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 ;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 ;; GNU General Public License for more details.
 ;;
 ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 ;; along with this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 (load (with-path "defs.scm"))
 
 (unless (member "--create-tarball" *args*)
 	(fail "Usage: setup.scm --create-tarball <file>"))
 
+(when (> (*verbose*) 0)
+      (define (pad symbol length)
+	(let loop ((cs (string->list (symbol->string symbol)))
+		   (result (make-string length #\space))
+		   (i 0))
+	  (if (null? cs)
+	      result
+	      (begin
+		(string-set! result i (car cs))
+		(loop (cdr cs) result (+ 1 i))))))
+      (log " I am going to use these tools:\n"
+	   "==============================")
+      (for-each
+       (lambda (t)
+	 (log (pad t 25) (tool t)))
+       '(gpgconf gpg gpg-agent scdaemon gpgsm dirmngr gpg-connect-agent
+		 gpg-preset-passphrase gpgtar pinentry)))
+
 (with-ephemeral-home-directory
  (chdir (getenv "GNUPGHOME"))
  (create-gpghome)
  (start-agent)
  (create-legacy-gpghome)
  (stop-agent)
  (call-check `(,(tool 'gpgtar) --create --output ,(cadr *args*) ".")))