diff --git a/lib/raven/base.rb b/lib/raven/base.rb
index 4d16393a6..391de58c2 100644
--- a/lib/raven/base.rb
+++ b/lib/raven/base.rb
@@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ def client
     end
 
     # Tell the log that the client is good to go
-    def report_ready
-      logger.info "Raven #{VERSION} ready to catch errors"
+    def report_status
+      return if client.configuration.silence_ready
+      if client.configuration.send_in_current_environment?
+        logger.info "Raven #{VERSION} ready to catch errors"
+      else
+        logger.info "Raven #{VERSION} configured not to send errors."
+      end
     end
+    alias_method :report_ready, :report_status
 
     # Call this method to modify defaults in your initializers.
     #
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ def configure
       yield(configuration) if block_given?
 
       self.client = Client.new(configuration)
-      report_ready unless client.configuration.silence_ready
+      report_status
       self.client
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/raven/raven_spec.rb b/spec/raven/raven_spec.rb
index d1db866eb..0e05a3099 100644
--- a/spec/raven/raven_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/raven/raven_spec.rb
@@ -100,6 +100,35 @@ def ivars(object)
     end
   end
 
+  describe '.report_status' do
+    let(:ready_message) do
+      "Raven #{Raven::VERSION} ready to catch errors"
+    end
+
+    let(:not_ready_message) do
+      "Raven #{Raven::VERSION} configured not to send errors."
+    end
+
+    it 'logs a ready message when configured' do
+      Raven.configuration.silence_ready = false
+      expect(Raven.configuration).to(
+        receive(:send_in_current_environment?).and_return(true))
+      expect(Raven.logger).to receive(:info).with(ready_message)
+      Raven.report_status
+    end
 
+    it 'logs not ready message if the config does not send in current environment' do
+      Raven.configuration.silence_ready = false
+      expect(Raven.configuration).to(
+        receive(:send_in_current_environment?).and_return(false))
+      expect(Raven.logger).to receive(:info).with(not_ready_message)
+      Raven.report_status
+    end
 
+    it 'logs nothing if "silence_ready" configuration is true' do
+      Raven.configuration.silence_ready = true
+      expect(Raven.logger).not_to receive(:info)
+      Raven.report_status
+    end
+  end
 end