diff --git a/debian/freeswitch.preinst b/debian/freeswitch.preinst
index 56dc52da8f..01d322e76c 100644
--- a/debian/freeswitch.preinst
+++ b/debian/freeswitch.preinst
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ set -e
 
 case "$1" in
   install|upgrade)
+    if [ -d /opt/freeswitch ]; then
+      echo "It looks like you have FreeSWITCH installed manually." >&2
+    fi
     ;;
 
   abort-upgrade)
diff --git a/debian/freeswitch.prerm b/debian/freeswitch.prerm
index c2d46bc865..24906ff7e9 100644
--- a/debian/freeswitch.prerm
+++ b/debian/freeswitch.prerm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 case "$1" in
   remove|upgrade|deconfigure)
+    echo "We're about to remove FreeSWITCH..." >&2
     ;;
 
   failed-upgrade)