diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/Security.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/Security.java
index 9f35890cc48..a434d067029 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/Security.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/Security.java
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ public class Security implements ActionPlugin, IngestPlugin, NetworkPlugin {
         securityInterceptor.set(new SecurityServerTransportInterceptor(settings, threadPool, authcService.get(), authzService, licenseState,
                 sslService, securityContext.get(), destructiveOperations));
 
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrapElasticPassword = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, reservedRealm,
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrapElasticPassword = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, reservedRealm,
                 securityLifecycleService);
         bootstrapElasticPassword.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
diff --git a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/bootstrap/BootstrapElasticPassword.java b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/bootstrap/BootstrapElasticPassword.java
index db15acc2029..19a95e13122 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/bootstrap/BootstrapElasticPassword.java
+++ b/plugin/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/bootstrap/BootstrapElasticPassword.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionListener;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterChangedEvent;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterStateListener;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.service.ClusterService;
+import org.elasticsearch.common.logging.Loggers;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.SecureString;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 import org.elasticsearch.gateway.GatewayService;
@@ -38,11 +39,11 @@ public final class BootstrapElasticPassword {
     private final SecurityLifecycleService lifecycleService;
     private final boolean reservedRealmDisabled;
 
-    public BootstrapElasticPassword(Settings settings, Logger logger, ClusterService clusterService, ReservedRealm reservedRealm,
+    public BootstrapElasticPassword(Settings settings, ClusterService clusterService, ReservedRealm reservedRealm,
                                     SecurityLifecycleService lifecycleService) {
         this.reservedRealmDisabled = XPackSettings.RESERVED_REALM_ENABLED_SETTING.get(settings) == false;
         this.settings = settings;
-        this.logger = logger;
+        this.logger = Loggers.getLogger(BootstrapElasticPassword.class, settings);
         this.clusterService = clusterService;
         this.reservedRealm = reservedRealm;
         this.lifecycleService = lifecycleService;
@@ -98,7 +99,9 @@ public final class BootstrapElasticPassword {
                     @Override
                     public void onResponse(Boolean passwordSet) {
                         cleanup();
-                        if (passwordSet == false) {
+                        if (passwordSet) {
+                            logger.info("elastic password was bootstrapped successfully");
+                        } else {
                             logger.warn("elastic password was not bootstrapped because its password was already set");
                         }
                         semaphore.release();
diff --git a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/bootstrap/BootstrapElasticPasswordTests.java b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/bootstrap/BootstrapElasticPasswordTests.java
index 4607b84ebfc..122001f81bf 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/bootstrap/BootstrapElasticPasswordTests.java
+++ b/plugin/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/bootstrap/BootstrapElasticPasswordTests.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
     }
 
     public void testNoListenerAttachedWhenNoBootstrapPassword() {
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(Settings.EMPTY, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(Settings.EMPTY, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .put(XPackSettings.RESERVED_REALM_ENABLED_SETTING.getKey(), false)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         expectThrows(ValidationException.class, bootstrap::initiatePasswordBootstrap);
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();
 
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ public class BootstrapElasticPasswordTests extends ESTestCase {
         Settings settings = Settings.builder()
                 .setSecureSettings(secureSettings)
                 .build();
-        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, logger, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
+        BootstrapElasticPassword bootstrap = new BootstrapElasticPassword(settings, clusterService, realm, lifecycle);
 
         bootstrap.initiatePasswordBootstrap();