diff --git a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/tts_inference_job.rs b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/tts_inference_job.rs
index c089de5cb7..a25222a357 100644
--- a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/tts_inference_job.rs
+++ b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/tts_inference_job.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ async fn main() -> AnyhowResult<()> {
       })
       .transpose()?;
 
+  info!("Using 'MAYBE_MINIMUM_PRIORITY' of {:?}", maybe_minimum_priority);
+
   let inferencer = Inferencer {
     download_temp_directory: temp_directory,
     mysql_pool,
@@ -389,7 +391,7 @@ async fn main_loop(inferencer: Inferencer) {
     };
 
     if jobs.is_empty() {
-      noop_logger.log_after_awhile();
+      noop_logger.log_message_after_awhile("No TTS jobs picked up from database!");
 
       std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(inferencer.job_batch_wait_millis));
       continue;
diff --git a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/util/noop_logger.rs b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/util/noop_logger.rs
index 17dcc1da93..bd789c7a46 100644
--- a/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/util/noop_logger.rs
+++ b/crates/service/storyteller_web/src/util/noop_logger.rs
@@ -29,4 +29,17 @@ impl NoOpLogger {
 
     self.op_count += 1;
   }
+
+  pub fn log_message_after_awhile(&mut self, message: &str) {
+    let now = Utc::now();
+    let delta = now - self.last_log_time;
+
+    if delta > self.logless_duration {
+      info!("No operations for {:?}. {} operations: {}", delta, self.op_count, message);
+      self.op_count = 0;
+      self.last_log_time  = now;
+    }
+
+    self.op_count += 1;
+  }
 }
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