diff --git a/src/ebusd/ebusd.cpp b/src/ebusd/ebusd.cpp
index 96796ef2..ee9464c8 100644
--- a/src/ebusd/ebusd.cpp
+++ b/src/ebusd/ebusd.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,8 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 					calcLevel(A.getOptVal<const char*>("loglevel")),
 					"logconsole");
 
+		L.log(bas, event, "ebusd started");
+
 		DataFieldTemplates templates;
 		MessageMap messages;