diff --git a/lib/daemon.php b/lib/daemon.php
index 72e8bc2028..90dd773c64 100644
--- a/lib/daemon.php
+++ b/lib/daemon.php
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ class Daemon
         }
 
         if ($this->daemonize) {
+            common_log('Backgrounding daemon "'.$this->name().'"');
             $this->background();
         }