diff --git a/src/engine.c b/src/engine.c
index 8217bd79778a16422e5eb570afa3fb0329f8de38..7adc94b42709153d700fc67f8a15198d19b003b2 100644
--- a/src/engine.c
+++ b/src/engine.c
@@ -2818,6 +2818,8 @@ void engine_step(struct engine *e) {
     submask |= 1 << task_subtype_tend;
   }
 
+  if (e->verbose) engine_print_task_counts(e);
+
   /* Send off the runners. */
   TIMER_TIC;
   engine_launch(e, e->nr_threads, mask, submask);