diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c3c5141d4f..889e1c1584 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ execute_process(
 
 if (CASADI_DIR)
   file(TO_CMAKE_PATH ${CASADI_DIR} CASADI_DIR)
+  message("Found python casadi path: ${CASADI_DIR}")
 endif()
-message("Found python casadi path: ${CASADI_DIR}")
+message("Could not find python casadi path")
 
 if(${USE_PYTHON_CASADI})
   message("Trying to link against python casadi package")