diff --git a/uncoverml/features.py b/uncoverml/features.py
index 161e3804..ac617be8 100644
--- a/uncoverml/features.py
+++ b/uncoverml/features.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from os.path import basename
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from uncoverml import geoio
 from uncoverml import mpiops
 from uncoverml.image import Image
 from uncoverml.targets import Targets
@@ -71,7 +72,10 @@ def extract_features(image_source, targets, n_subchunks, patchsize):
 
 def transform_features(feature_sets, transform_sets, final_transform, config):
     # apply feature transforms
+    feature_names = geoio.feature_names(config)
+    log.info(f"features are sorted as: \n {feature_names}")
     transformed_vectors = [t(c) for c, t in zip(feature_sets, transform_sets)]
+
     # TODO remove this when cubist gets removed
     if config.cubist or config.multicubist:
         feature_vec = OrderedDict()