diff --git a/src/object/sp-shape.cpp b/src/object/sp-shape.cpp
index 68317e1979e3e6824813922be58d9b34e94847c7..32c8494d014bc765afe6990ba846c87e5e668639 100644
--- a/src/object/sp-shape.cpp
+++ b/src/object/sp-shape.cpp
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ Geom::OptRect SPShape::either_bbox(Geom::Affine const &transform, SPItem::BBoxTy
     // Return the cache if possible.
     auto delta = transform_cache.inverse() * transform;
     if (cache_is_valid && bbox_cache && delta.isTranslation()) {
-
+        std::cerr << "using cache bbox" << std::endl;
         // Don't re-adjust the cache if we haven't moved
         if (!delta.isNonzeroTranslation()) {
             return bbox_cache;
@@ -551,6 +551,7 @@ Geom::OptRect SPShape::either_bbox(Geom::Affine const &transform, SPItem::BBoxTy
         // delta is pure translation so it's safe to use it as is
         return *bbox_cache * delta;
     }
+    std::cerr << "not using cache bbox" << std::endl;
 
     if (!this->_curve || this->_curve->get_pathvector().empty()) {
     	return bbox;