diff --git a/src/ckpool.c b/src/ckpool.c
index 7532d12c..5266d310 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.c
+++ b/src/ckpool.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ out:
 
 /* Send a json msg to ckdb with its idmsg and return the response, consuming
  * the json on success */
-char *_json_ckdb_call(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *idmsg, json_t *val,
+char *_json_ckdb_call(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *idmsg, json_t *val, bool logged,
 		      const char *file, const char *func, const int line)
 {
 	char *msg = NULL, *dump, *buf = NULL;
@@ -336,6 +336,12 @@ char *_json_ckdb_call(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *idmsg, json_t *val,
 		return buf;
 	}
 	ASPRINTF(&msg, "id.%s.json=%s", idmsg, dump);
+	if (!logged) {
+		char logname[512];
+
+		snprintf(logname, 511, "%s%s", ckp->logdir, ckp->ckdb_name);
+		rotating_log(logname, msg);
+	}
 	free(dump);
 	LOGDEBUG("Sending ckdb: %s", msg);
 	buf = _send_recv_ckdb(ckp, msg, file, func, line);
diff --git a/src/ckpool.h b/src/ckpool.h
index 58f75553..804095a0 100644
--- a/src/ckpool.h
+++ b/src/ckpool.h
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ char *_send_recv_proc(proc_instance_t *pi, const char *msg, const char *file, co
 #define send_recv_proc(pi, msg) _send_recv_proc(pi, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 char *_send_recv_ckdb(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *msg, const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
 #define send_recv_ckdb(ckp, msg) _send_recv_ckdb(ckp, msg, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
-char *_json_ckdb_call(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *idmsg, json_t *val,
+char *_json_ckdb_call(const ckpool_t *ckp, const char *idmsg, json_t *val, bool logged,
 		      const char *file, const char *func, const int line);
-#define json_ckdb_call(ckp, idmsg, val) _json_ckdb_call(ckp, idmsg, val, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
+#define json_ckdb_call(ckp, idmsg, val, logged) _json_ckdb_call(ckp, idmsg, val, logged, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__)
 
 json_t *json_rpc_call(connsock_t *cs, const char *rpc_req);
 
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index a4d15722..598877fb 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ static bool send_recv_auth(stratum_instance_t *client)
 			"createby", "code",
 			"createcode", __func__,
 			"createinet", "127.0.0.1");
-	buf = json_ckdb_call(client->ckp, ckdb_ids[ID_AUTH], val);
+	buf = json_ckdb_call(client->ckp, ckdb_ids[ID_AUTH], val, false);
 	if (likely(buf)) {
 		char *secondaryuserid, *response = alloca(128);
 
@@ -2106,6 +2106,7 @@ static void *ckdbqueue(void *arg)
 	rename_proc("ckdbqueue");
 
 	while (42) {
+		bool logged = false;
 		char *buf = NULL;
 		ckdb_msg_t *msg;
 
@@ -2121,11 +2122,12 @@ static void *ckdbqueue(void *arg)
 			continue;
 
 		while (!buf) {
-			buf = json_ckdb_call(ckp, ckdb_ids[msg->idtype], msg->val);
+			buf = json_ckdb_call(ckp, ckdb_ids[msg->idtype], msg->val, logged);
 			if (unlikely(!buf)) {
 				LOGWARNING("Failed to talk to ckdb, queueing messages");
 				sleep(5);
 			}
+			logged = true;
 		}
 		LOGINFO("Got %s ckdb response: %s", ckdb_ids[msg->idtype], buf);
 		free(buf);