diff --git a/cmd/pg-pulse/main.go b/cmd/pg-pulse/main.go
index fbd0465..3ef8e6e 100644
--- a/cmd/pg-pulse/main.go
+++ b/cmd/pg-pulse/main.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	for i := 0; i < *p-1; i++ {
+		log.Printf("dialing %v of %v background connections...", i+1, *p-1)
 		func() {
 			connected := &sync.WaitGroup{}
 			connected.Add(1)