diff --git a/Modules/ThirdParty/Boost/otb-module-init.cmake b/Modules/ThirdParty/Boost/otb-module-init.cmake
index 6f78b3c108b66f4c788a66e569498481e1e752fe..afdb331ca5bd7fbbe4adfa547f5652316ae21eef 100644
--- a/Modules/ThirdParty/Boost/otb-module-init.cmake
+++ b/Modules/ThirdParty/Boost/otb-module-init.cmake
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ if (BUILD_TESTING)
 endif()
 
 # Required
+message(STATUS "Looking for required Boost headers")
 find_package ( Boost
   1.35.0
   REQUIRED
   )
 
 # Optional components
+message(STATUS "Looking for optional Boost commponents : ${OTB_Boost_OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS}")
 find_package ( Boost
   1.35.0
   COMPONENTS ${OTB_Boost_OPTIONAL_COMPONENTS}