diff --git a/src/main/logging.rs b/src/main/logging.rs
index b3ad366b..b7846edb 100644
--- a/src/main/logging.rs
+++ b/src/main/logging.rs
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ pub(crate) fn init(
 	// subscriber for it
 	#[cfg(all(target_family = "unix", feature = "journald"))]
 	if config.log_to_journald {
+		println!("Initialising journald logging");
 		if let Err(e) = init_journald_logging(config) {
 			eprintln!("Failed to initialize journald logging: {e}");
 		}