diff --git a/RequestLogger.py b/RequestLogger.py
index 7ae4d43..66ef9bf 100644
--- a/RequestLogger.py
+++ b/RequestLogger.py
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ class FSCLogger:
                     # return an error as at least one required field seems missing
                     self.return_and_exit(Response(id=request.id, error="invalid config (missing required field(s) '{}'"
                                                                        ")".format(', '.join(missing_fields))))
+                self.log("conf: " + conf['logfile'])
+                
                 # validate fields
                 if conf['logfile'] == "":
                     invalid_fields.append('logfile')