diff --git a/lib/document_stores/redis.js b/lib/document_stores/redis.js
index e6447f5..f4d1988 100644
--- a/lib/document_stores/redis.js
+++ b/lib/document_stores/redis.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ var RedisDocumentStore = function(options, client) {
     winston.info('using predefined redis client');
     RedisDocumentStore.client = client;
   } else if (!RedisDocumentStore.client) {
+    winston.info('configuring redis');
     RedisDocumentStore.connect(options);
   }
 };