diff --git a/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp b/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp
index 6a4d1efe..6c74057a 100644
--- a/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp
+++ b/spectrum_manager/src/main.cpp
@@ -149,9 +149,14 @@ static void start_all_instances(ManagerConfig *config) {
 					std::cerr << "Can't load config file " << itr->path().string() << ". Skipping...\n";
 				}
 
-				if (!isRunning(CONFIG_STRING(&cfg, "service.pidfile"))) {
+				int pid = isRunning(CONFIG_STRING(&cfg, "service.pidfile"));
+				if (pid == 0) {
+					std::cout << "Starting " << itr->path() << ": OK\n";
 					exec_(spectrum2_binary, itr->path().string());
 				}
+				else {
+					std::cout << "Starting " << itr->path() << ": Already started (PID=" << pid << ")\n";
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -185,8 +190,12 @@ static void stop_all_instances(ManagerConfig *config) {
 
 				int pid = isRunning(CONFIG_STRING(&cfg, "service.pidfile"));
 				if (pid) {
+					std::cout << "Stopping " << itr->path() << ": OK\n";
 					kill(pid, SIGTERM);
 				}
+				else {
+					std::cout << "Stopping " << itr->path() << ": Not running\n";
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}