diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/server.c b/arangod/VocBase/server.c
index ba4273c729..c2ea0c9d29 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/server.c
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/server.c
@@ -1866,6 +1866,9 @@ int TRI_StartServer (TRI_server_t* server,
 
   server->_wasShutdownCleanly = (res == TRI_ERROR_NO_ERROR);
 
+  if (! server->_wasShutdownCleanly) {
+    LOG_INFO("server was not shut down cleanly. scanning datafile markers");
+  }
 
   // .............................................................................
   // verify existence of "databases" subdirectory
diff --git a/arangod/VocBase/vocbase.c b/arangod/VocBase/vocbase.c
index 0eddf818d4..5f1c7894a3 100644
--- a/arangod/VocBase/vocbase.c
+++ b/arangod/VocBase/vocbase.c
@@ -823,6 +823,10 @@ static int ScanPath (TRI_vocbase_t* vocbase,
   files = TRI_FilesDirectory(path);
   n = files._length;
 
+  if (iterateMarkers) {
+    LOG_TRACE("scanning all collection markers in database '%s", vocbase->_name);
+  }
+
   for (i = 0;  i < n;  ++i) {
     char* name;
     char* file;