diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ae66714013e215f9f4c4ca6022e33528449bd848..48e6df1ca8c575f15778e0daa479df9c24ba6066 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ deploy-to-staging:
     name: "staging"
     url: "https://privatestorage-staging.com/"
   script:
+    # Announce our intentions.
+    - |
+      echo "Hello $GITLAB_USER_LOGIN from $CI_JOB_NAME. I was triggered by $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE"
+      echo "and I am deploying the $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH branch to the $CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME environment."
+
     # Copy the deploy key from the environment to a file so we can actually
     # tell ssh to use it.
     - |
@@ -88,7 +93,7 @@ deploy-to-staging:
     - |
       ./ci-tools/deploy-to-staging "${PWD}"/deploy_key ${name}
 
-    # Remove the key from the filesystem to less the chance of unintentional
+    # Remove the key from the filesystem to reduce the chance of unintentional
     # disclosure.  Overall our handling of this key is still not *particulary*
     # safe or secure but that's why the key is only authorized to perform a
     # single very specific operation.