diff --git a/build/actions/app.js b/build/actions/app.js
index f32cb875..e174af10 100644
--- a/build/actions/app.js
+++ b/build/actions/app.js
@@ -46,7 +46,11 @@
             return visuals.widgets.select('Select a type', deviceTypes, callback);
           });
         }, function(type, callback) {
-          return resin.models.application.create(params.name, type, callback);
+          options.type = type;
+          return resin.models.application.create(params.name, options.type, callback);
+        }, function(applicationId, callback) {
+          console.info("Application created: " + params.name + " (" + options.type + ", id " + applicationId + ")");
+          return callback();
         }
       ], done);
     }
diff --git a/lib/actions/app.coffee b/lib/actions/app.coffee
index 47e3baf3..95840883 100644
--- a/lib/actions/app.coffee
+++ b/lib/actions/app.coffee
@@ -50,7 +50,12 @@ exports.create =
 					visuals.widgets.select('Select a type', deviceTypes, callback)
 
 			(type, callback) ->
-				resin.models.application.create(params.name, type, callback)
+				options.type = type
+				resin.models.application.create(params.name, options.type, callback)
+
+			(applicationId, callback) ->
+				console.info("Application created: #{params.name} (#{options.type}, id #{applicationId})")
+				return callback()
 
 		], done)