diff --git a/source/python/submit.py b/source/python/submit.py
index 3a23c2a7ad501160d155be24a312fe2e91207a3b..7c48213c551334a1892f372ee014bf44ce61d83d 100755
--- a/source/python/submit.py
+++ b/source/python/submit.py
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ def main():
     # send files to ECMWF server
     else:
         submit(args.job_template, c, args.queue)
+        exit_message = 'FLEX_EXTRACT JOB SCRIPT IS SUBMITED!'
 
     normal_exit(exit_message)