diff --git a/side-node/src/init/config.rs b/side-node/src/init/config.rs
index b771f38..5e7a372 100644
--- a/side-node/src/init/config.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/init/config.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ pub(crate) fn write(
     config: &SideNodeConfig,
     file_path: &PathBuf,
 ) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
-    println!("Writing config to: {:?}", file_path);
     let toml_string = to_string(config)?;
     let mut file = File::create(file_path)?;
     file.write_all(toml_string.as_bytes())?;
diff --git a/side-node/src/init/keys.rs b/side-node/src/init/keys.rs
index 0ecfc3a..e2a486c 100644
--- a/side-node/src/init/keys.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/init/keys.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ pub(crate) fn setup() -> String {
 
 /// Writes a PEM-encoded string to a file at key_path.
 pub(crate) fn write(key_path: PathBuf, pem: String) -> Result<(), std::io::Error> {
-    println!("Writing key to: {:?}", key_path);
     let mut file = File::create(key_path)?;
     file.write(pem.to_string().as_bytes())?;
     Ok(())
diff --git a/side-node/src/init/mod.rs b/side-node/src/init/mod.rs
index 5df7908..bbad650 100644
--- a/side-node/src/init/mod.rs
+++ b/side-node/src/init/mod.rs
@@ -12,10 +12,13 @@ pub(crate) fn init(home: PathBuf, config: SideNodeConfig) -> Result<(), std::io:
     ensure_side_directory_exists(&home)?;
     let (key_path, config_path) = side_paths(home.clone());
 
+    println!("Writing key to: {:?}", key_path);
     let pem = keys::setup();
     keys::write(key_path, pem)?;
 
+    println!("Writing config to: {:?}", config_path);
     config::write(&config, &config_path).expect("unable to write config file");
+
     Ok(())
 }