diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d2d70f3e1..9398e533b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ And it wouldn't be a Xmass edition without couple of custom themes: *Snowflake*
 - taesd downscale preview to 1024px max: configurable in settings -> live preview  
 - uninstall conflicting `wandb` package  
 - dont skip diffusers version check if quick is specified  
+- notify on torch install  
 
 ## Update for 2024-11-21
 
diff --git a/installer.py b/installer.py
index f1360541f..40ba7cea0 100644
--- a/installer.py
+++ b/installer.py
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@ def check_torch():
                 log.warning('Torch: CPU-only version installed')
                 torch_command = os.environ.get('TORCH_COMMAND', 'torch torchvision')
     if 'torch' in torch_command and not args.version:
+        if not installed('torch'):
+            log.info(f'Torch: download and install in progress... cmd="{torch_command}"')
         install(torch_command, 'torch torchvision', quiet=True)
     else:
         try: