diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 21334210ae..62a8d1f24f 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ var_9: &setup_circleci_bazel_config
 var_10: &download_yarn
   run:
     name: Downloading Yarn
-    command: curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | PROFILE=$BASH_ENV bash -s -- --version "$CI_YARN_VERSION"
+    command: |
+      echo "Attempting to install $CI_YARN_VERSION from https://yarnpkg.com" |
+      curl -o- -L https://yarnpkg.com/install.sh | PROFILE=$BASH_ENV bash -s -- --version "$CI_YARN_VERSION"
 
 version: 2
 jobs: