diff --git a/samples/greengrass/ipc/recipe.yaml b/samples/greengrass/ipc/recipe.yaml
index e8e3e174d..4918a20b6 100644
--- a/samples/greengrass/ipc/recipe.yaml
+++ b/samples/greengrass/ipc/recipe.yaml
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ Manifests:
           Execute: ALL
     Lifecycle:
       Run: |
+        echo "GG core:" {iot:thingName}
         {artifacts:path}/greengrass-ipc --topic test/gg-ipc-topic --message hello --is_ci