diff --git a/homeassistant/components/doods/image_processing.py b/homeassistant/components/doods/image_processing.py
index c94fff1124e..ba97dbe38ec 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/doods/image_processing.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/doods/image_processing.py
@@ -392,6 +392,10 @@ class Doods(ImageProcessingEntity):
                 else:
                     paths.append(path_template)
             self._save_image(image, matches, paths)
+        else:
+            _LOGGER.debug(
+                "Not saving image(s), no detections found or no output file configured"
+            )
 
         self._matches = matches
         self._total_matches = total_matches