diff --git a/checker/checker.sh b/checker/checker.sh
index 9f6125c47ffef9cfecbc32d42b8104dedc6d0d2a..d8c4022d532ad94ff4b4a0fd4bb3d5fc3f00a34e 100755
--- a/checker/checker.sh
+++ b/checker/checker.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,11 @@ timeout_exceeded()
 	echo ""
 	echo "TIMEOUT EXCEEDED !!! killing the process"
 	if [[ $RECOVER_GRADE_TIMEOUT == 0 ]]; then
+		if [ -f $output ]; then
+			echo "$output not available"
+		else
+			cat $output
+		fi
 		echo "The Recover Grade Timeout option is not set! Please contact a teaching assistant!"
 	else
 		recover_grade_from_timeout $output