diff --git a/unittest/correct-empty2.yaml b/unittest/correct-empty2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d39dac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unittest/correct-empty2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+test:
+  description: "A completely empty config file is, ironically, correct"
+  errors:
+    count: 0
+---
+interfaces: {}
+loopbacks: {}
+bridgedomains: {}
+bondethernets: {}
diff --git a/validator/__init__.py b/validator/__init__.py
index 13f62af..c554b6f 100644
--- a/validator/__init__.py
+++ b/validator/__init__.py
@@ -121,4 +121,6 @@ class Validator(object):
         if not rv:
             ret_rv = False
 
+        if ret_rv:
+            self.logger.debug("Semantics correctly validated")
         return ret_rv, ret_msgs
diff --git a/validator/bridgedomain.py b/validator/bridgedomain.py
index e13d1ec..ac606b6 100644
--- a/validator/bridgedomain.py
+++ b/validator/bridgedomain.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ def validate_bridgedomains(yaml):
     if not 'bridgedomains' in yaml:
         return result, msgs
 
-    logger.debug("Validating bridgedomains...")
     for ifname, iface in yaml['bridgedomains'].items():
         logger.debug("bridgedomain %s" % iface)
         bd_mtu = 1500
diff --git a/validator/loopback.py b/validator/loopback.py
index 978edf5..b6bfee1 100644
--- a/validator/loopback.py
+++ b/validator/loopback.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ def validate_loopbacks(yaml):
     if not 'loopbacks' in yaml:
         return result, msgs
 
-    logger.debug("Validating loopbacks...")
     for ifname, iface in yaml['loopbacks'].items():
         logger.debug("loopback %s" % iface)
         if 'addresses' in iface and not 'lcp' in iface: