diff --git a/geodata_pipeline/river_erosion.py b/geodata_pipeline/river_erosion.py
index a6b4e07..da308ec 100644
--- a/geodata_pipeline/river_erosion.py
+++ b/geodata_pipeline/river_erosion.py
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ def _apply_water_mask_to_ortho(tile_id: str, mask: np.ndarray, cfg: Config) -> N
         print(f"[river_erosion] Ortho write failed for {tile_id}: {exc}")
     out_ds = None
     ds = None
-    _river_debug(f"Ortho water mask written: {out_path}")
+    print(f"[river_erosion] Wrote ortho {out_path}")
 
 
 def _write_manifest(