diff --git a/worker/tasks.py b/worker/tasks.py
index a77d6ee..c8116a1 100644
--- a/worker/tasks.py
+++ b/worker/tasks.py
@@ -26,9 +26,11 @@
 
 @worker_process_init.connect(weak=False)
 def init_tracing():
+    logging.info("Initializing trace...")
     load_dotenv()
     otel_endpoint = os.getenv("TRACELOOP_BASE_URL")
     Traceloop.init(app_name="hivemind-server", api_endpoint=otel_endpoint)
+    logging.info("Trace initialized...")
 
 
 @app.task