diff --git a/aosstower/level_00/legacy_db_insert.py b/aosstower/level_00/legacy_db_insert.py
index 455c233a6f44965e88eb7c900d6c6186ec9fe87d..9426f467591bb3ef23c275484b74bf680f14d071 100644
--- a/aosstower/level_00/legacy_db_insert.py
+++ b/aosstower/level_00/legacy_db_insert.py
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ def main():
 
     for idx, record in enumerate(record_gen):
         data = (record['stamp'], record)
+        LOG.info("Sending record: %s", record['stamp'].isoformat(' '))
         if args.debug:
-            print(idx, data)
+            # we just want the above message
             continue
         failures = legacy_db.insert_records([data], station=station)
         if failures: