diff --git a/frappy_psi/sea.py b/frappy_psi/sea.py
index 9bddd8df..d3009760 100644
--- a/frappy_psi/sea.py
+++ b/frappy_psi/sea.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ class SeaClient(ProxyClient, Module):
             port = get_sea_port(instance)
             if port is None:
                 raise ConfigError('missing sea port for %s' % instance)
+            log.info('connect to sea on port %r', port)
             opts['uri'] = {'value': 'tcp://localhost:%s' % port}
         self.objects = set()
         self._shutdown = threading.Event()