diff --git a/server/src/main.rs b/server/src/main.rs
index ebbffed..aaf01fd 100644
--- a/server/src/main.rs
+++ b/server/src/main.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ async fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
     let clients = Clients::default();
 
+    println!("starting mqtt broker on specified port");
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         if let Err(err) = broker.start() {
             eprintln!("broker exited with error: {:?}", err);