diff --git a/recipe_modules/os_utils/resources/long_paths.ps1 b/recipe_modules/os_utils/resources/long_paths.ps1
index 0fa9716..bac792d 100644
--- a/recipe_modules/os_utils/resources/long_paths.ps1
+++ b/recipe_modules/os_utils/resources/long_paths.ps1
@@ -6,21 +6,23 @@
 
 if (Get-ItemProperty -Path $filesystemKey -Name "LongPathsEnabled") {
   # Key is already set, if it's not 1, set it
-  echo "LongPathsEnabled is already set on machine"
   $longPathsEnabled = Get-ItemPropertyValue `
       -Path "$filesystemKey" `
       -Name "LongPathsEnabled"
   if (-not $longPathsEnabled) {
+    echo "LongPathsEnabled is currently 0. Setting to 1"
     Set-ItemProperty `
       -Path "$filesystemKey" `
       -Name "LongPathsEnabled" `
       -Value 1 `
       -Force
+  } else {
+    echo "LongPathsEnabled is currently 1. Not modifying."
   }
 
 } else {
   # LongPathsEnabled value is not yet present, set it
-  echo "LongPathsEnabled is not yet set on machine; setting."
+  echo "LongPathsEnabled is not yet set on machine; setting to 1."
   New-ItemProperty `
       -Path "$filesystemKey" `
       -Name "LongPathsEnabled" `
@@ -33,4 +35,4 @@
 $longPathsEnabled = Get-ItemPropertyValue `
     -Path "$filesystemKey" `
     -Name "LongPathsEnabled"
-echo "LongPathsEnabled is $longPathsEnabled"
+echo "LongPathsEnabled is set to $longPathsEnabled"