diff --git a/kong/init.lua b/kong/init.lua
index 8fcfc5924739..5678367dd009 100644
--- a/kong/init.lua
+++ b/kong/init.lua
@@ -740,7 +740,9 @@ function Kong.init()
 
   else
     local default_ws = db.workspaces:select_by_name("default")
+    ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "kong.default_workspace: 1:", tostring(kong.default_workspace))
     kong.default_workspace = default_ws and default_ws.id
+    ngx.log(ngx.ERR, "kong.default_workspace: 2:", tostring(kong.default_workspace))
 
     local ok, err = runloop.build_plugins_iterator("init")
     if not ok then