diff --git a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/JdbcDatabase.java b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/JdbcDatabase.java
index 4f7fe69d9..62fde5c20 100644
--- a/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/JdbcDatabase.java
+++ b/bramble-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/bramble/db/JdbcDatabase.java
@@ -395,6 +395,9 @@ abstract class JdbcDatabase implements Database<Connection> {
 				initialiseSettings(txn);
 				compact = false;
 			}
+			if (LOG.isLoggable(INFO)) {
+				LOG.info("db dirty? " + wasDirtyOnInitialisation);
+			}
 			createIndexes(txn);
 			setDirty(txn, true);
 			commitTransaction(txn);