diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java
index e1fb237dc5e..625fd86ba66 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/cloud/RecoveryStrategy.java
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class RecoveryStrategy extends Thread implements SafeStopThread {
         // first thing we just try to sync
         if (firstTime) {
           firstTime = false; // only try sync the first time through the loop
-          log.info("Attempting to PeerSync from " + leaderUrl);
+          log.info("Attempting to PeerSync from " + leaderUrl + " recoveringAfterStartup="+recoveringAfterStartup);
           // System.out.println("Attempting to PeerSync from " + leaderUrl
           // + " i am:" + zkController.getNodeName());
           PeerSync peerSync = new PeerSync(core,