diff --git a/tools/commands-cordova.js b/tools/commands-cordova.js
index f604d265c7..26873b5b10 100644
--- a/tools/commands-cordova.js
+++ b/tools/commands-cordova.js
@@ -482,6 +482,7 @@ var uninstallPlugin = function (cordovaPath, name, isFromTarballUrl) {
       { cwd: cordovaPath, env: buildCordovaEnv() });
 
     if (isFromTarballUrl) {
+      verboseLog('Removing plugin from the tarball plugins lock', name);
       // also remove from tarball-url-based plugins lock
       var lock = getTarballPluginsLock(cordovaPath);
       delete lock[name];