diff --git a/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/startup/StartupApplicationListenerExample.java b/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/startup/StartupApplicationListenerExample.java
index 1c784e0c74..32a63f0c1a 100644
--- a/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/startup/StartupApplicationListenerExample.java
+++ b/spring-all/src/main/java/org/baeldung/startup/StartupApplicationListenerExample.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.baeldung.startup;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 import org.springframework.context.ApplicationListener;
 import org.springframework.context.event.ContextRefreshedEvent;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
@@ -7,10 +8,13 @@ import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 @Component
 public class StartupApplicationListenerExample implements ApplicationListener<ContextRefreshedEvent> {
 
+    private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(StartupApplicationListenerExample.class);
+
     public static int counter;
 
     @Override
     public void onApplicationEvent(ContextRefreshedEvent event) {
+        LOG.info("Increment counter");
         counter++;
     }
 }