diff --git a/internal/pkg/pkg.go b/internal/pkg/pkg.go
index c1a3f97..a79f66a 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/pkg.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/pkg.go
@@ -741,7 +741,13 @@ func (c *Cache) openFile(f File) (r io.ReadCloser, err error) {
 			return
 		}
 		if c.msg.IsVerbose() {
-			c.msg.Verbosef("curing %s to memory...", reportName(f))
+			rn := reportName(f)
+			c.msg.Verbosef("curing %s to memory...", rn)
+			defer func() {
+				if err == nil {
+					c.msg.Verbosef("cured %s to memory", rn)
+				}
+			}()
 		}
 		var data []byte
 		if data, err = f.Cure(c.ctx); err != nil {
@@ -935,7 +941,18 @@ func (c *Cache) Cure(a Artifact) (
 	}
 
 	if c.msg.IsVerbose() {
-		c.msg.Verbosef("curing %s...", reportNameIdent(a, id))
+		rn := reportNameIdent(a, id)
+		c.msg.Verbosef("curing %s...", rn)
+		defer func() {
+			if err != nil {
+				return
+			}
+			if checksums != "" {
+				c.msg.Verbosef("cured %s checksum %s", rn, checksums)
+			} else {
+				c.msg.Verbosef("cured %s", rn)
+			}
+		}()
 	}
 
 	// cure File outside type switch to skip TContext initialisation