diff --git a/src/connector.c b/src/connector.c
index 466cf5de..676f23dc 100644
--- a/src/connector.c
+++ b/src/connector.c
@@ -499,6 +499,9 @@ static int connector_loop(proc_instance_t *pi, conn_instance_t *ci)
 			goto out;
 		}
 	} while (selret < 1);
+
+	LOGWARNING("%s connector ready", ckp->name);
+
 retry:
 	close(sockd);
 	sockd = accept(us->sockd, NULL, NULL);
@@ -595,6 +598,8 @@ int connector(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	const int on = 1;
 	int tries = 0;
 
+	LOGWARNING("%s connector starting", ckp->name);
+
 	if (ckp->serverurl) {
 		if (!extract_sockaddr(ckp->serverurl, &url, &port)) {
 			LOGWARNING("Failed to extract server address from %s", ckp->serverurl);
diff --git a/src/generator.c b/src/generator.c
index 85f04c42..b0fc61c5 100644
--- a/src/generator.c
+++ b/src/generator.c
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ static int gen_loop(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	server_instance_t *si = NULL;
 	unixsock_t *us = &pi->us;
 	ckpool_t *ckp = pi->ckp;
+	bool started = false;
 	char *buf = NULL;
 	connsock_t *cs;
 	gbtbase_t *gbt;
@@ -255,8 +256,13 @@ retry:
 			LOGINFO("No best block hash support from %s:%s",
 				cs->url, cs->port);
 			send_unix_msg(sockd, "Failed");
-		} else
+		} else {
+			if (unlikely(!started)) {
+				started = true;
+				LOGWARNING("%s generator ready", ckp->name);
+			}
 			send_unix_msg(sockd, hash);
+		}
 	} else if (cmdmatch(buf, "getlast")) {
 		int height = get_blockcount(cs);
 
@@ -269,6 +275,11 @@ retry:
 				send_unix_msg(sockd, "Failed");
 				goto reconnect;
 			} else {
+				if (unlikely(!started)) {
+					started = true;
+					LOGWARNING("%s generator ready", ckp->name);
+				}
+
 				send_unix_msg(sockd, hash);
 				LOGDEBUG("Hash: %s", hash);
 			}
@@ -1330,6 +1341,8 @@ static int proxy_mode(ckpool_t *ckp, proc_instance_t *pi)
 		proxi->cs = &si->cs;
 	}
 
+	LOGWARNING("%s generator ready", ckp->name);
+
 	ret = proxy_loop(pi);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ckp->proxies; i++) {
@@ -1358,6 +1371,8 @@ int generator(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	ckpool_t *ckp = pi->ckp;
 	int ret;
 
+	LOGWARNING("%s generator starting", ckp->name);
+
 	if (ckp->proxy)
 		ret = proxy_mode(ckp, pi);
 	else
diff --git a/src/stratifier.c b/src/stratifier.c
index 297f5f51..f5e889d0 100644
--- a/src/stratifier.c
+++ b/src/stratifier.c
@@ -2434,6 +2434,8 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 	char *buf;
 	int ret;
 
+	LOGWARNING("%s stratifier starting", ckp->name);
+
 	/* Store this for use elsewhere */
 	hex2bin(scriptsig_header_bin, scriptsig_header, 41);
 	address_to_pubkeytxn(pubkeytxnbin, ckp->btcaddress);
@@ -2472,6 +2474,8 @@ int stratifier(proc_instance_t *pi)
 
 	cklock_init(&share_lock);
 
+	LOGWARNING("%s stratifier ready", ckp->name);
+
 	ret = stratum_loop(ckp, pi);
 out:
 	return process_exit(ckp, pi, ret);