diff --git a/Geo/GModelCreateTopologyFromMesh.cpp b/Geo/GModelCreateTopologyFromMesh.cpp
index 3d9d08cf52cb155622efbbde1379c16722209f98..34fa1b4c1ff0c4fb7c6f527a9e98d34221099787 100644
--- a/Geo/GModelCreateTopologyFromMesh.cpp
+++ b/Geo/GModelCreateTopologyFromMesh.cpp
@@ -636,6 +636,7 @@ void GModel::createTopologyFromMeshNew()
   double t1 = Cpu();
 
   if (topoExists (this)) {
+    Msg::Info("Topology exists: createTopoFromMeshNew is a noop");
     return;
   }