diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
index 7a14c98f9b..377ae91c43 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/generic.py
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ class GenericIE(InfoExtractor):
             return self.url_result('http://' + url)
         video_id = os.path.splitext(url.split('/')[-1])[0]
 
+        self.to_screen(u'%s: Requesting header' % video_id)
+
         try:
             response = self._send_head(url)