diff --git a/omv_backup.py b/omv_backup.py
index 60969e9..f4afea8 100755
--- a/omv_backup.py
+++ b/omv_backup.py
@@ -487,6 +487,7 @@ def backup_job(pl):
             logging.info(f'Debug enabled')
             LOG_FILE = "omv_backup.log"
             logging.basicConfig(filename=LOG_FILE, level=logging.DEBUG, format='%(asctime)s : %(levelname)s : %(message)s', datefmt='%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S %p')
+            logging.debug(f'Debug enabled')
     logging.info(f'starting backup job')