diff --git a/bean-query-goofy-daemon.plx b/bean-query-goofy-daemon.plx
index 18ffe22..a12df68 100755
--- a/bean-query-goofy-daemon.plx
+++ b/bean-query-goofy-daemon.plx
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ sub StartRunningBeanQuery {
 }
 StartRunningBeanQuery('text');
 
+print STDERR "Beancount started.  Main loop begins." if $VERBOSE > 0;
 while (1) {
   if (not defined $query{question}) {
     print STDERR "No question posed..." if $VERBOSE > 2;