diff --git a/control/step4_upload_logs.go b/control/step4_upload_logs.go
index 24a123c6..9176068f 100644
--- a/control/step4_upload_logs.go
+++ b/control/step4_upload_logs.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func step4UploadLogs(cfg Config) error {
+	plog.Info("step 4: uploading logs...")
+
 	if err := uploadToGoogle(cfg.Log, cfg); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}