diff --git a/frontend/src/components/PodcastMaker/ui/index.ts b/frontend/src/components/PodcastMaker/ui/index.ts
index 7af5a72c..c4876127 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/PodcastMaker/ui/index.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/components/PodcastMaker/ui/index.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@ export { GlassyCard, glassyCardSx } from "./GlassyCard";
 export { PrimaryButton } from "./PrimaryButton";
 export { SecondaryButton } from "./SecondaryButton";
 
+import { shouldSkipOnboarding } from '../../../utils/demoMode';
+console.log('PodcastMaker UI index loaded. shouldSkipOnboarding=', shouldSkipOnboarding());