diff --git a/commands/dispatch.go b/commands/dispatch.go
index 8db5853e..3fcaf6e7 100644
--- a/commands/dispatch.go
+++ b/commands/dispatch.go
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	},
 
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		if viper.GetBool("dev") {
+			log.Println("Running in development mode, access client at http://localhost:3000")
+		}
 		log.Println("Storing data at", storage.Path.Root())
 
 		storage.Open()
diff --git a/server/server.go b/server/server.go
index 0712868c..cc98a40f 100644
--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ func startHTTP() {
 		}
 	} else {
 		if viper.GetBool("dev") {
+			// The node dev server will proxy index page requests and
+			// websocket connections to this port
 			port = "1337"
 		}
 		log.Println("[HTTP] Listening on port", port)