diff --git a/functions.sh b/functions.sh
index 875ba1c1..477279ff 100644
--- a/functions.sh
+++ b/functions.sh
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ function setup_host {
     local xtrace=$(set +o | grep xtrace)
     set -o xtrace
 
+    echo "What's our kernel?"
+    uname -a
+
     # capture # of cpus
     echo "NProc has discovered $(nproc) CPUs"
     cat /proc/cpuinfo