diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index a01df7e29e01c28fe20f0b67ca6decf11db70876..294ff2d53e8db5e40635196c2bc4e2d1a754f987 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
+hostname=$(hostname)
+
+echo "Machine: $hostname"
+
 mkdir src/config
 
 if [ ! -d $HOME/openfpm_dependencies/openfpm_data/BOOST ]; then