diff --git a/hbase-exporter b/hbase-exporter
index d2f1056..3b5144d 100755
--- a/hbase-exporter
+++ b/hbase-exporter
@@ -260,7 +260,10 @@ class hbase_exporter():
             return False
 
         prom_hbase_up.set(1)
-        return r.stdout.decode('utf-8').rstrip()
+        active_master = r.stdout.decode('utf-8').rstrip()
+        logging.info("Active master: " + node_address + " (" + node + ")")
+
+        return active_master
 
 
     def get_stale_regions_in_transition(self, hbase_master):