diff --git a/garlic/stages/experiment.nix b/garlic/stages/experiment.nix
index 205d72a..91067f8 100644
--- a/garlic/stages/experiment.nix
+++ b/garlic/stages/experiment.nix
@@ -38,11 +38,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     export GARLIC_EXPERIMENT=$(basename $out)
 
     if [ -e "\$GARLIC_EXPERIMENT" ]; then
-      >&2 echo "skipping, path exists: \$(pwd)/\$GARLIC_EXPERIMENT"
+      >&2 echo "skipping, experiment exists: \$(pwd)/\$GARLIC_EXPERIMENT"
       exit 0
     fi
 
     mkdir -p "\$GARLIC_EXPERIMENT"
+
     cd "\$GARLIC_EXPERIMENT"
     ${unitsLinks}