diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5e7e6026f..e82f99a88 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ networkmonitor: | build deps librln
 
 build-nph: | build deps
 	nimble install nph@0.7.0 -y
+	command -v nph
 	cp ./nimbledeps/bin/nph ~/.nimble/bin/
 	echo "nph utility is available"