diff --git a/bin/sf-from-source b/bin/sf-from-source
index f25bbb2d7..1ee028d73 100755
--- a/bin/sf-from-source
+++ b/bin/sf-from-source
@@ -31,12 +31,21 @@ set -euo pipefail
 SCRIPT_DIR=$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "$(readlink -f "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" &>/dev/null && pwd)
 SF_SOURCE_ROOT=$(cd -- "$SCRIPT_DIR/.." &>/dev/null && pwd)
 NODE_BIN=${SF_NODE_BIN:-node}
+IS_HEADLESS=0
+if [[ "${1:-}" == "headless" ]]; then
+	IS_HEADLESS=1
+	echo "[forge] Preparing source runtime for headless command..."
+fi
 
 export SF_BIN_PATH="$SCRIPT_DIR/sf-from-source"
 export SF_CLI_PATH="${SF_CLI_PATH:-$SCRIPT_DIR/sf-from-source}"
 
 "$NODE_BIN" "$SF_SOURCE_ROOT/scripts/ensure-source-resources.cjs"
 
+if [[ "$IS_HEADLESS" == "1" ]]; then
+	echo "[forge] Launching source CLI..."
+fi
+
 exec "$NODE_BIN" \
 	--import "$SF_SOURCE_ROOT/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/resolve-ts.mjs" \
 	--experimental-strip-types \