diff --git a/nvm.sh b/nvm.sh
index 17d926e..6815dde 100644
--- a/nvm.sh
+++ b/nvm.sh
@@ -1581,6 +1581,11 @@ nvm_install_binary() {
   local TMPDIR
   local VERSION_PATH
 
+  local NODE_OR_IOJS
+  if [ "${FLAVOR}" = 'node' ]; then
+    NODE_OR_IOJS="${FLAVOR}"
+  fi
+  nvm_echo "Downloading and installing ${NODE_OR_IOJS-} ${VERSION}..."
   TARBALL="$(nvm_download_artifact "${FLAVOR}" binary "${TYPE-}" "${VERSION}" | command tail -1)"
   if [ -f "${TARBALL}" ]; then
     TMPDIR="$(dirname "${TARBALL}")/files"
diff --git a/test/installation_node/install hook b/test/installation_node/install hook
index e5a2440..61bd84a 100755
--- a/test/installation_node/install hook	
+++ b/test/installation_node/install hook	
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ fail() {
 OUTPUT="$(NVM_INSTALL_THIRD_PARTY_HOOK=succeed nvm install "${VERSION}")"
 USE_OUTPUT="$(nvm use "${VERSION}")"
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT="${VERSION} node std binary ${VERSION_PATH}
+Downloading and installing node ${VERSION}...
 ${USE_OUTPUT}
 ${USE_OUTPUT}" # double use output is from the normal install in succeed()
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ ${USE_OUTPUT}" # double use output is from the normal install in succeed()
 OUTPUT="$(NVM_INSTALL_THIRD_PARTY_HOOK=fail nvm install "${VERSION}" || echo 'failed')"
 USE_OUTPUT="$(nvm use "${VERSION}")"
 EXPECTED_OUTPUT="${VERSION} node std binary ${VERSION_PATH}
+Downloading and installing node ${VERSION}...
 ${USE_OUTPUT}
 failed"