diff --git a/src/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py b/src/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py
index 283e39dfcf24cff92287b2e4bfab00605254038c..1dd810b120ea4a42e04719a4b5f49c845d69ab8b 100755
--- a/src/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py
+++ b/src/xfel_calibrate/calibrate.py
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ def run():
     user_venv = nb_info.get("user", {}).get("venv")
     if user_venv:
         user_venv = Path(user_venv.format(**args))
+        print("Using specified venv:", user_venv)
         python_exe = str(user_venv / 'bin' / 'python')
     else:
         python_exe = python_path
diff --git a/tests/test_xfel_calibrate/test_user_configs.py b/tests/test_xfel_calibrate/test_user_configs.py
index e064ca7311e0f1895169c8166bbf7845c8a9585a..21feb55a995ec06e3deb1d71c64d6fe7abdc67cd 100644
--- a/tests/test_xfel_calibrate/test_user_configs.py
+++ b/tests/test_xfel_calibrate/test_user_configs.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class TestUserVenv:
         )
 
     def test_call(self, calibrate_call: CalibrateCall):
-        assert "Running job in user venv at" in calibrate_call.out
+        assert "specified venv" in calibrate_call.out
 
     def test_expected_processes_called(
         self,