diff --git a/rdagent/components/coder/CoSTEER/__init__.py b/rdagent/components/coder/CoSTEER/__init__.py
index 08f40a34..3c99e549 100644
--- a/rdagent/components/coder/CoSTEER/__init__.py
+++ b/rdagent/components/coder/CoSTEER/__init__.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class CoSTEER(Developer[Experiment]):
             for sw in evo_exp.sub_workspace_list:
                 logger.info(f"evolving code workspace: {sw}")
             if (datetime.now() - start_datetime).seconds > self.max_seconds:
+                logger.info(f"Reached max time limit {self.max_seconds} seconds, stop evolving")
                 break
 
         if self.with_feedback and self.filter_final_evo: