diff --git a/dev_iio.c b/dev_iio.c
index f5e6f2d..15ac3ea 100644
--- a/dev_iio.c
+++ b/dev_iio.c
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ dev_iio_t* dev_iio_create(const char* path) {
 
             if (write_file(iio->path, "/in_anglvel_scale", preferred_scale, strlen(preferred_scale)) >= 0) {
                 iio->anglvel_scale_x = iio->anglvel_scale_y = iio->anglvel_scale_z = LSB_PER_RAD_S_2000_DEG_S;
+                printf("anglvel scale changed to %f for device %s", iio->anglvel_scale_x, iio->name);
             } else {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Unable to set preferred in_anglvel_scale for device %s.\n", iio->name);
             }
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ dev_iio_t* dev_iio_create(const char* path) {
 
             if (write_file(iio->path, "/in_anglvel_scale", preferred_scale, strlen(preferred_scale)) >= 0) {
                 iio->accel_scale_x = iio->accel_scale_y = iio->accel_scale_z = LSB_PER_16G;
+                printf("accel scale changed to %f for device %s", iio->accel_scale_x, iio->name);
             } else {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Unable to set preferred in_accel_scale for device %s.\n", iio->name);
             }