diff --git a/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py b/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py
index 21a8fe7..aea98ff 100755
--- a/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py
+++ b/mastodon_email_bridge/mastodon_email_bridge.py
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ class MastodonEmailBridge:
 
     def _get_sent_posts(self):
         self.sent_items = []
+        self._log.debug(
+            "Reading sent items from database..."
+        )
         self.sqlite = sqlite3.connect(self.config['sent_items_file'])
         self.sqlite.row_factory = sqlite3.Row
         cur = self.sqlite.cursor()