diff --git a/lib/solenoid.js b/lib/solenoid.js
index 0e2d519..3eec31d 100644
--- a/lib/solenoid.js
+++ b/lib/solenoid.js
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ var startApp = exports.startApp = function startApp(options, callback) {
           //
           function retry(e) {
             if (++retries < maxRetries) {
+              logger.info('Retrying the tail..');
               return tailLog(next);
             }
             next(e);