diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.keymap b/stages/org.osbuild.keymap
index 080d3eb6..03704434 100755
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.keymap
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.keymap
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ def main(tree, options):
     # the assumption is wrong, because it contains a default value from RPM package.
     try:
         os.remove(f"{tree}/etc/vconsole.conf")
+        print("/etc/vconsole.conf already exists. Replacing.")
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        print("vconsole.conf does not exist")
+        pass
 
     subprocess.run(["systemd-firstboot", f"--root={tree}", f"--keymap={keymap}"], check=True)
 
diff --git a/stages/org.osbuild.timezone b/stages/org.osbuild.timezone
index bc5234c4..babcd4bf 100755
--- a/stages/org.osbuild.timezone
+++ b/stages/org.osbuild.timezone
@@ -16,8 +16,9 @@ def main(tree, options):
     try:
         os.remove(f"{tree}/etc/localtime")
         # ^ This will fail once systemd RPM package stops shipping the file
+        print("/etc/localtime already exists. Replacing.")
     except FileNotFoundError:
-        print("systemd does not ship /etc/localtime anymore. Remove the workaround")
+        pass
 
     subprocess.run(["systemd-firstboot", f"--root={tree}", f"--timezone={zone}"], check=True)