diff --git a/src/commands/annotate_cmd.rs b/src/commands/annotate_cmd.rs
index 9e97ee1..5649e85 100644
--- a/src/commands/annotate_cmd.rs
+++ b/src/commands/annotate_cmd.rs
@@ -127,9 +127,12 @@ pub fn annotate_main(
         n += 1;
         // First check if the variant is *, skip those
         if String::from_utf8_lossy(record.alleles()[1]) == "*" {
+            let rid = record.rid().unwrap();
+            let chrom = std::str::from_utf8(oheader_view.rid2name(rid).unwrap()).unwrap();
             eprintln!(
-                "alt has * value, skipping annotation for {:?}",
-                &record
+                "contig {} pos {} alt has * value, skipping annotation, outputting entry as-is",
+                &chrom,
+                record.pos() + 1
             );
             ovcf.write(&record).expect("failed to write record");
             continue;