diff --git a/cmd/soar/soar.go b/cmd/soar/soar.go
index 3d26a72809dc80d784962e4b9ff3e618f2bd6708..9548ee3fef80b5057ab52f8bb470bc47537f8ce4 100644
--- a/cmd/soar/soar.go
+++ b/cmd/soar/soar.go
@@ -424,4 +424,9 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		return
 	}
+
+	// syntax check verbose mode, add output for success!
+	if common.Config.OnlySyntaxCheck && common.Config.Verbose {
+		fmt.Println("Syntax check OK!")
+	}
 }