diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 51c7303..135ede0 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ func main() {
 		die.If(err)
 	}
 
+	log.Infoln("nlink is starting")
+
 	log.Debugf("loading config file %s\n", configFile)
 	if err := config.LoadFile(configFile); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/storage.go b/storage.go
index f6d5278..44b4efd 100644
--- a/storage.go
+++ b/storage.go
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@ func restoreDatabase(path string) error {
 	defer dbFile.Close()
 
 	_, err = io.Copy(dbFile, obj)
-	return err
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	log.Debugln("database restored from minio")
+	return nil
 }
 
 func saveDatabase(path string) error {
@@ -91,5 +96,7 @@ func saveDatabase(path string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	log.Debugln("database saved to minio")
 	return nil
 }