diff --git a/oml/library.py b/oml/library.py
index fe321ff..9e49c55 100644
--- a/oml/library.py
+++ b/oml/library.py
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ class Peer(object):
 def sync_db():
     from sqlalchemy.orm import load_only
     import item.models
+    first = True
     with db.session():
         sort_ids = {i.item_id for i in item.models.Sort.query.options(load_only('item_id'))}
         if sort_ids:
@@ -318,6 +319,9 @@ def sync_db():
             commit = False
             for i in item.models.Item.query.options(load_only('id')):
                 if i.id not in sort_ids:
+                    if first:
+                        first = False
+                        logger.debug('sync items')
                     i.update(commit=False)
                     if i.info['mediastate'] == 'unavailable' and state.tasks:
                         state.tasks.queue('getpreview', i.id)
@@ -328,6 +332,8 @@ def sync_db():
                     break
             if commit:
                 state.db.session.commit()
+    if not first:
+        logger.debug('synced items')
     if not state.shutdown:
         cleanup_lists()
     if not state.shutdown: