diff --git a/scripts-dev/federation_client.py b/scripts-dev/federation_client.py
index caa3cee4e7..59c3dce3d7 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/federation_client.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/federation_client.py
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ def get_json(origin_name, origin_key, destination, path):
         headers={"Authorization": authorization_headers[0]},
         verify=False,
     )
+    sys.stderr.write("Status Code: %d\n" % (result.status_code,))
     return result.json()