diff --git a/apps/git_tools/setup_git_commit_template.sh b/apps/git_tools/setup_git_commit_template.sh
index 7b52062d1..ac9eb2536 100644
--- a/apps/git_tools/setup_git_commit_template.sh
+++ b/apps/git_tools/setup_git_commit_template.sh
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 
 ## Set a local git commit template
 git config --local commit.template ".git_commit_template.txt" ;
+echo "--- Successfully set the default commit template for this repository only. Verify with: git config -e"