diff --git a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java
index 7a3e886..46cf8f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java
@@ -106,9 +106,12 @@ public abstract class CommEngine extends HttpServlet
         ServletContext servletContext = getServletContext();
         
         confDirPath = servletContext.getInitParameter(getConfDirContextName());
+        System.out.println("Config directory is configured to be '" + confDirPath + "'.  Make sure it and its content are readable by user 'tomcat'");
         runtimeDirPath = servletContext.getInitParameter(getRunTimeDirContextName());
-        File propertiesFile = new File(confDirPath + "/properties");
+        System.out.println("Runtime directory is configured to be '" + runtimeDirPath + "'.  Make sure it and its content are readable by user 'tomcat'");
         
+        File propertiesFile = new File(confDirPath + "/properties");
+      
         // Configure log4j using log4j.properties file, \
         // sibling to the engine properties file.
         // This change is backward compatible with placing the log4j.properties file in