diff --git a/framework/meta/src/cmd/standalone/scen_test_gen/stg_main.rs b/framework/meta/src/cmd/standalone/scen_test_gen/stg_main.rs
index 521dd148fe..a6da013a00 100644
--- a/framework/meta/src/cmd/standalone/scen_test_gen/stg_main.rs
+++ b/framework/meta/src/cmd/standalone/scen_test_gen/stg_main.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ pub fn perform_test_gen_all(path: impl AsRef<Path>, ignore: &[String], create: b
 
 fn perform_test_gen(contract_dir: &RelevantDirectory, create: bool) {
     let contract_dir_path = &contract_dir.path;
+
     let scenarios_dir = contract_dir_path.join(SCENARIOS_DIR_NAME);
     if !scenarios_dir.is_dir() {
         print_no_folder(contract_dir_path, SCENARIOS_DIR_NAME);
@@ -88,9 +89,11 @@ struct ProcessFileContext<'a> {
 }
 
 fn process_file(config: ProcessFileConfig, context: ProcessFileContext) {
-    let existing_file_path = find_test_file(context.test_dir, config.suffix);
+    let suffix = config.suffix;
+    let existing_file_path = find_test_file(context.test_dir, suffix);
 
     if existing_file_path.is_none() && !context.create_flag {
+        print_no_file(suffix);
         return;
     }
 
@@ -113,8 +116,13 @@ fn process_file(config: ProcessFileConfig, context: ProcessFileContext) {
         let file_name = format!("{}_{}", context.crate_name, config.suffix);
         context.test_dir.join(file_name)
     };
-    let mut file = File::create(file_path).unwrap();
+
+    let mut file = File::create(&file_path).unwrap();
     write!(file, "{new_code}").unwrap();
+
+    if existing_file_path.is_none() && context.create_flag {
+        print_new_file(&file_path);
+    }
 }
 
 fn find_test_file(test_dir: &Path, suffix: &str) -> Option<PathBuf> {
diff --git a/framework/meta/src/cmd/standalone/scen_test_gen/stg_print.rs b/framework/meta/src/cmd/standalone/scen_test_gen/stg_print.rs
index 0b14a15d23..23add8d3cd 100644
--- a/framework/meta/src/cmd/standalone/scen_test_gen/stg_print.rs
+++ b/framework/meta/src/cmd/standalone/scen_test_gen/stg_print.rs
@@ -23,3 +23,19 @@ pub fn print_processing(test_file_path: &Path) {
         .green()
     );
 }
+
+pub fn print_no_file(suffix: &str) {
+    println!(
+        "{}", format!(
+            "No file ending in *_{suffix} found. Use the --create flag to create a new {suffix} file.",
+        )
+        .yellow()
+    );
+}
+
+pub fn print_new_file(file_path: &Path) {
+    println!(
+        "{}",
+        format!("File {} has been created", file_path.display()).green()
+    );
+}