diff --git a/src/com/google/enterprise/adaptor/GsaCommunicationHandler.java b/src/com/google/enterprise/adaptor/GsaCommunicationHandler.java
index ee3bfc0..3fd4977 100644
--- a/src/com/google/enterprise/adaptor/GsaCommunicationHandler.java
+++ b/src/com/google/enterprise/adaptor/GsaCommunicationHandler.java
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@
     // the case after a power failure).
     while (true) {
       try {
+        String adaptorType = adaptor.getClass().getName();
+        log.log(Level.INFO, "about to init {0}", adaptorType); 
         adaptor.init(new AdaptorContextImpl());
         break;
       } catch (InterruptedException ex) {