diff --git a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/helloworld/HelloNode.java b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/helloworld/HelloNode.java
index 12bf60f950..0f0c942941 100644
--- a/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/helloworld/HelloNode.java
+++ b/jme3-examples/src/main/java/jme3test/helloworld/HelloNode.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public static void main(String[] args){
     @Override
     public void simpleInitApp() {
 
+        System.out.println("Initialization complete: HelloNode scene is now running.");
         /* create a blue box at coordinates (1,-1,1) */
         Box box1 = new Box(1,1,1);
         Geometry blue = new Geometry("Box", box1);