diff --git a/libs/ardour/port_manager.cc b/libs/ardour/port_manager.cc
index c82bf09619..ad57e4dbf0 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/port_manager.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/port_manager.cc
@@ -1264,6 +1264,8 @@ PortManager::fill_midi_port_info_locked ()
 		return;
 	}
 
+	std::cerr << "MID .. doing the work\n";
+
 	std::vector<string> ports;
 
 	AudioEngine::instance()->get_ports (string(), DataType::MIDI, IsOutput, ports);