diff --git a/docker/haproxy-statsd/haproxy-statsd.py b/docker/haproxy-statsd/haproxy-statsd.py
index 5fe7b52071..9f03b62778 100755
--- a/docker/haproxy-statsd/haproxy-statsd.py
+++ b/docker/haproxy-statsd/haproxy-statsd.py
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ class HAProxy(object):
         pipe.send()
 
     def run(self):
+        self.log.info("Starting haproxy-statsd")
         while True:
             try:
                 self._run()