diff --git a/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/main.cpp b/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/main.cpp
index 9e4c2cb..acc7aa1 100644
--- a/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/main.cpp
+++ b/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/main.cpp
@@ -127,10 +127,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
   //    auto pixels = Ex02::RT::renderGraySphere(
   //        outputWidth, outputHeight, threadCount);
+  std::cout << "Rendering image of width " << outputWidth << " and height "
+            << outputHeight << " with " << threadCount << " thread(s)..."
+            << std::endl;
   auto pixels =
       Ex02::RT::renderColorsWithSpheres(outputWidth, outputHeight, threadCount);
 
-  pixels.writeToFile(outputFile);
+  auto outFilename = pixels.writeToFile(outputFile);
+  std::cout << "Rendered image saved to " << outFilename << std::endl;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/rayTracer.cpp b/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/rayTracer.cpp
index 5208c3c..50036d0 100644
--- a/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/rayTracer.cpp
+++ b/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/rayTracer.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,9 @@ const Ex02::RT::Pixel &Ex02::RT::Image::getPixel(unsigned int x,
   return data.at(x + y * width);
 }
 
-void Ex02::RT::Image::writeToFile(const std::string &filename) const {
-  std::ofstream out(filename + ".ppm");
+std::string Ex02::RT::Image::writeToFile(const std::string &filename) const {
+  std::string outfilename = filename + ".ppm";
+  std::ofstream out(outfilename);
   out << "P3\n" << width << ' ' << data.size() / width << " 255" << '\n';
 
   for (unsigned int j = 0; j < data.size() / width; ++j) {
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ void Ex02::RT::Image::writeToFile(const std::string &filename) const {
     }
     out << '\n';
   }
+
+  return outfilename;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/rayTracer.hpp b/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/rayTracer.hpp
index aa425b0..2f5307d 100644
--- a/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/rayTracer.hpp
+++ b/example02_threaded_raytracing/src/rayTracer.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ public:
   Pixel &getPixel(unsigned int x, unsigned int y);
   const Pixel &getPixel(unsigned int x, unsigned int y) const;
 
-  void writeToFile(const std::string &filename) const;
+  // returns actual output filename
+  std::string writeToFile(const std::string &filename) const;
 
 private:
   unsigned int width;