diff --git a/qcd_function b/qcd_function
index e136338..86c961a 100644
--- a/qcd_function
+++ b/qcd_function
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ function whenfilechanges() {
                 echo "${fname[$i]} changed:"
                 eval "$@"
                 otime[$i]=$( stat -c %Z "${fname[$i]}" )
-                echo "Waiting for file changes..."
+                echo -n "Waiting for file changes... "
+                date
             }
        done 
        sleep 2