diff --git a/service/execute.py b/service/execute.py
index 013fc2f..5847689 100644
--- a/service/execute.py
+++ b/service/execute.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 # jl.seval("using SciMLIntegration, PythonCall")
 
 logging.basicConfig()
-logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logger = logging.getLogger()
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
 
 def run(request, *, job_id):
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ def run(request, *, job_id):
     # if request.engine == "ciemss":
     operation_name = request.__class__.pyciemss_lib_function
     kwargs = request.gen_pyciemss_args(job_id)
+    logger.info(f"{job_id} started with the following args: {kwargs}")
     if len(operation_name) == 0:
         raise Exception("No operation provided in request")
     else: