diff --git a/pySim/transport/__init__.py b/pySim/transport/__init__.py
index 581f8e59..5f48657f 100644
--- a/pySim/transport/__init__.py
+++ b/pySim/transport/__init__.py
@@ -297,20 +297,16 @@ def init_reader(opts, **kwargs) -> LinkBase:
     Init card reader driver
     """
     if opts.pcsc_dev is not None:
-        print("Using PC/SC reader interface")
         from pySim.transport.pcsc import PcscSimLink
         sl = PcscSimLink(opts.pcsc_dev, **kwargs)
     elif opts.osmocon_sock is not None:
-        print("Using Calypso-based (OsmocomBB) reader interface")
         from pySim.transport.calypso import CalypsoSimLink
         sl = CalypsoSimLink(sock_path=opts.osmocon_sock, **kwargs)
     elif opts.modem_dev is not None:
-        print("Using modem for Generic SIM Access (3GPP TS 27.007)")
         from pySim.transport.modem_atcmd import ModemATCommandLink
         sl = ModemATCommandLink(
              device=opts.modem_dev, baudrate=opts.modem_baud, **kwargs)
     else:  # Serial reader is default
-        print("Using serial reader interface")
         from pySim.transport.serial import SerialSimLink
         sl = SerialSimLink(device=opts.device,
                            baudrate=opts.baudrate, **kwargs)
diff --git a/pySim/transport/calypso.py b/pySim/transport/calypso.py
index d7d9649c..3fd99926 100644
--- a/pySim/transport/calypso.py
+++ b/pySim/transport/calypso.py
@@ -79,6 +79,8 @@ class CalypsoSimLink(LinkBase):
 
     def __init__(self, sock_path: str = "/tmp/osmocom_l2", **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        print("Using Calypso-based (OsmocomBB) reader interface")
+
         # Make sure that a given socket path exists
         if not os.path.exists(sock_path):
             raise ReaderError(
diff --git a/pySim/transport/modem_atcmd.py b/pySim/transport/modem_atcmd.py
index 5e5a3dd6..1b741b0d 100644
--- a/pySim/transport/modem_atcmd.py
+++ b/pySim/transport/modem_atcmd.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class ModemATCommandLink(LinkBase):
 
     def __init__(self, device: str = '/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate: int = 115200, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        print("Using modem for Generic SIM Access (3GPP TS 27.007)")
         self._sl = serial.Serial(device, baudrate, timeout=5)
         self._echo = False		# this will be auto-detected by _check_echo()
         self._device = device
diff --git a/pySim/transport/pcsc.py b/pySim/transport/pcsc.py
index c7b58786..3f3d06c0 100644
--- a/pySim/transport/pcsc.py
+++ b/pySim/transport/pcsc.py
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ class PcscSimLink(LinkBase):
 
     def __init__(self, reader_number: int = 0, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        print("Using PC/SC reader interface")
         r = readers()
         if reader_number >= len(r):
             raise ReaderError('No reader found for number %d' % reader_number)
diff --git a/pySim/transport/serial.py b/pySim/transport/serial.py
index e5f7bdb9..269ec9cf 100644
--- a/pySim/transport/serial.py
+++ b/pySim/transport/serial.py
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class SerialSimLink(LinkBase):
     def __init__(self, device: str = '/dev/ttyUSB0', baudrate: int = 9600, rst: str = '-rts',
                  debug: bool = False, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(**kwargs)
+        print("Using serial reader interface")
         if not os.path.exists(device):
             raise ValueError("device file %s does not exist -- abort" % device)
         self._sl = serial.Serial(