diff --git a/src/gui/main_window.py b/src/gui/main_window.py
index 94c2584..c882d68 100644
--- a/src/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/src/gui/main_window.py
@@ -941,7 +941,8 @@ class MainWindow(ctk.CTk):
     # ── Workflow Steps ─────────────────────────────────────────
 
     def _log_message(self, message: str) -> None:
-        """Append a message to the log display (thread-safe)."""
+        """Append a message to the log display and terminal (thread-safe)."""
+        print(message, flush=True)
         self.after(0, lambda: self._log_display.append(message))
 
     def _set_step_status(self, index: int, status: str) -> None: