diff --git a/utils/lit/lit/LitConfig.py b/utils/lit/lit/LitConfig.py
index 2cc27811199..c71c0ccdea9 100644
--- a/utils/lit/lit/LitConfig.py
+++ b/utils/lit/lit/LitConfig.py
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class LitConfig:
         """load_config(config, path) - Load a config object from an alternate
         path."""
         from TestingConfig import TestingConfig
+        if self.debug:
+            self.note('load_config from %r' % path)
         return TestingConfig.frompath(path, config.parent, self,
                                       mustExist = True,
                                       config = config)
diff --git a/utils/lit/lit/TestingConfig.py b/utils/lit/lit/TestingConfig.py
index fe05109d7ae..7f511d13c0c 100644
--- a/utils/lit/lit/TestingConfig.py
+++ b/utils/lit/lit/TestingConfig.py
@@ -50,14 +50,19 @@ class TestingConfig:
             cfg_globals['__file__'] = path
             try:
                 exec f in cfg_globals
+                if litConfig.debug:
+                    litConfig.note('... loaded config %r' % path)
             except SystemExit,status:
                 # We allow normal system exit inside a config file to just
                 # return control without error.
                 if status.args:
                     raise
             f.close()
-        elif mustExist:
-            litConfig.fatal('unable to load config from %r ' % path)
+        else:
+            if mustExist:
+                litConfig.fatal('unable to load config from %r ' % path)
+            elif litConfig.debug:
+                litConfig.note('... config not found  - %r' %path)
 
         config.finish(litConfig)
         return config