diff --git a/net/scripts/enable-nvidia-persistence-mode.sh b/net/scripts/enable-nvidia-persistence-mode.sh
index b006ac86f0..b42801e3a2 100755
--- a/net/scripts/enable-nvidia-persistence-mode.sh
+++ b/net/scripts/enable-nvidia-persistence-mode.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
-nvidia-smi -pm ENABLED || true
+
+echo "--- Enabling nvidia persistence mode"
+if ! nvidia-smi -pm ENABLED; then
+  echo "^^^ +++"
+fi