diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
index f63085b8..78cd05fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/DynmapPlugin.java
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ public class DynmapPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
         if (args.length > 0) {
             if (args[0].equals("render")) {
                 if (sender instanceof Player) {
-                    mapManager.touch(((Player) sender).getLocation());
+                    int invalidates = mapManager.touch(((Player) sender).getLocation());
+                    sender.sendMessage("Queued " + invalidates + " tiles" + (invalidates == 0 ? " (world is not loaded?)" : "..."));
                     return true;
                 }
             } else if (args[0].equals("hide")) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/MapManager.java b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/MapManager.java
index 936546e4..8e345366 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/dynmap/MapManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/dynmap/MapManager.java
@@ -161,16 +161,19 @@ public class MapManager {
         return result;
     }
     
-    public void touch(Location l) {
+    public int touch(Location l) {
         DynmapWorld world = worlds.get(l.getWorld().getName());
         if (world == null)
-            return;
+            return 0;
+        int invalidates = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < world.maps.size(); i++) {
             MapTile[] tiles = world.maps.get(i).getTiles(l);
             for (int j = 0; j < tiles.length; j++) {
                 invalidateTile(tiles[j]);
+                invalidates++;
             }
         }
+        return invalidates;
     }
 
     public void invalidateTile(MapTile tile) {