diff --git a/components/spotify/CMakeLists.txt b/components/spotify/CMakeLists.txt
index f2b2c0e4..9794bcb7 100644
--- a/components/spotify/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/components/spotify/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ if(_secret)
   set_source_files_properties(shim.cpp PROPERTIES COMPILE_OPTIONS "${_secret}")
 endif()
 
+message(STATUS "THESE ARE SECRETS1! $ENV{SPOTIFY_SECRET}")
+message(STATUS "THESE ARE SECRETS2! ${_secret}")
+
 # because CMake is so broken, the cache set below overrides a normal "set" for the first build
 set(BELL_EXTERNAL_VORBIS "idf::codecs" CACHE STRING "provide own codecs")
 set(BELL_EXTERNAL_CJSON "idf::json" CACHE STRING "provide own CJSON")