diff --git a/CMake/julia/AppendType.cmake b/CMake/julia/AppendType.cmake
index a58c2fd4a2..32cc7694e6 100644
--- a/CMake/julia/AppendType.cmake
+++ b/CMake/julia/AppendType.cmake
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ function(append_type TYPES_FILE PROGRAM_NAME PROGRAM_MAIN_FILE)
   set(MODEL_PTR_IMPLS "")
   list(LENGTH MODEL_TYPES NUM_MODEL_TYPES)
   if (NUM_MODEL_TYPES GREATER 0)
+    message(STATUS "num_model_types is ${NUM_MODEL_TYPES}!")
     foreach (INDEX RANGE NUM_MODEL_TYPES)
       list(GET MODEL_TYPES ${INDEX} MODEL_TYPE)
       list(GET MODEL_SAFE_TYPES ${INDEX} MODEL_SAFE_TYPE)