diff --git a/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearOptimizer.cpp b/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearOptimizer.cpp
index b4498bee4..80407a372 100644
--- a/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearOptimizer.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/nonlinear/NonlinearOptimizer.cpp
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ void NonlinearOptimizer::defaultOptimize() {
             params.errorTol, currentError, this->error(), params.verbosity));
 
   // Printing if verbose
-  if (params.verbosity >= NonlinearOptimizerParams::TERMINATION &&
-      this->iterations() >= params.maxIterations)
-    cout << "Terminating because reached maximum iterations" << endl;
+  if (params.verbosity >= NonlinearOptimizerParams::TERMINATION) {
+    cout << "iterations: " << this->iterations() << " >? " << params.maxIterations << endl;
+    if (this->iterations() >= params.maxIterations)
+      cout << "Terminating because reached maximum iterations" << endl;
+  }
 }
 
 /* ************************************************************************* */