diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e6c07ee5..dadf7234 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ set(FSFW_ADDITIONAL_INC_PATHS
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
 )
 
-# Check whether the user has already installed Catch2 first
-find_package(Catch2 3 QUIET)
-
 ################################################################################
 # Executable and Sources
 ################################################################################
@@ -199,8 +196,12 @@ elseif(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC")
 	set(COMPILER_FLAGS "/permissive-")
 endif()
 
+# Check whether the user has already installed Catch2 first
+find_package(Catch2 3 QUIET)
+
 # Not installed, so use FetchContent to download and provide Catch2
 if(NOT Catch2_FOUND)
+    message(STATUS "Did not find a valid Catch2 installation. Using FetchContent to install it")
     include(FetchContent)
 
     FetchContent_Declare(