diff --git a/src/common/execio.c b/src/common/execio.c
--- a/src/common/execio.c
+++ b/src/common/execio.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ int execio_open(struct execio **rem, con
   
   int counter;
   int counter2;
+  int maxfds;
 
   /* create two pipes to facilitate communication with child */
   if(pipe(pipe_write))
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ int execio_open(struct execio **rem, con
       if(counter < pipe_read[1])
 	counter = pipe_read[1];
       counter2 = 0;
+      maxfds = counter;
       while(counter > 2)
 	{
 	  if(!close(counter))
@@ -119,7 +121,7 @@ int execio_open(struct execio **rem, con
 	}
       
       /* stderr is the only stream we haven't confiscated atm - just for fun - I will confiscate it later, though, to support parsing error messages */
-      fprintf(stderr, "closed %d fds before execing \"%s\"\n", counter2, progname);
+      fprintf(stderr, "closed %d/%d fds before execing \"%s\"\n", counter2, maxfds, progname);
 
       /*
 	now exec: execvp uses interpreter to find the file to exec