diff --git a/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py b/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py
index a6e3add..fff1bb6 100755
--- a/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py
+++ b/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ class MastodonEmailBridge:
 
     def _translate_data(self, data):
         if self.config['libretranslate_url'] is None or self.config['libretranslate_url'] = '':
+            self._log.debug(
+                "Not translating data because no LibreTranslate URL was specified"
+            )
             return data
         new_data = data
         if 'language' not in data: