diff --git a/app/ghcup/Main.hs b/app/ghcup/Main.hs
index f257e2f..1ae7178 100644
--- a/app/ghcup/Main.hs
+++ b/app/ghcup/Main.hs
@@ -699,8 +699,8 @@ Check the logs at ~/.ghcup/logs and the build directory #{tmpdir} for more clues
                       liftE $ setGHC v SetGHCOnly
                     )
                 >>= \case
-                      VRight _ ->
-                        runLogger $ $(logInfo) ("GHC successfully set")
+                      VRight v ->
+                        runLogger $ $(logInfo) [i|GHC #{prettyVer v} successfully set as default version|]
                       VLeft e ->
                         runLogger ($(logError) [i|#{e}|]) >> exitFailure
 
diff --git a/lib/GHCup.hs b/lib/GHCup.hs
index 961471d..f8fa59d 100644
--- a/lib/GHCup.hs
+++ b/lib/GHCup.hs
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ installCabalBin bDls ver mpfReq = do
 setGHC :: (MonadLogger m, MonadThrow m, MonadFail m, MonadIO m)
        => Version
        -> SetGHC
-       -> Excepts '[NotInstalled] m ()
+       -> Excepts '[NotInstalled] m Version
 setGHC ver sghc = do
   let verBS = verToBS ver
   ghcdir <- liftIO $ ghcupGHCDir ver
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ setGHC ver sghc = do
   -- create symlink for share dir
   lift $ symlinkShareDir ghcdir verBS
 
-  pure ()
+  pure ver
 
  where
 
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ postGHCInstall :: (MonadLogger m, MonadThrow m, MonadFail m, MonadIO m)
                => Version
                -> Excepts '[NotInstalled] m ()
 postGHCInstall ver = do
-  liftE $ setGHC ver SetGHC_XYZ
+  void $ liftE $ setGHC ver SetGHC_XYZ
 
   -- Create ghc-x.y symlinks. This may not be the current
   -- version, create it regardless.