diff --git a/include/poller.php b/include/poller.php
index 81a23c66fb..bc7fc5bb0c 100644
--- a/include/poller.php
+++ b/include/poller.php
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 	$a->set_baseurl(get_config('system','url'));
 
+	logger('poller: start');
 
 	// run queue delivery process in the background
 
diff --git a/include/queue.php b/include/queue.php
index 37081d9e07..837ae31d77 100644
--- a/include/queue.php
+++ b/include/queue.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ function remove_queue_item($id) {
 
 	$a->set_baseurl(get_config('system','url'));
 
+	logger('queue: start');
 
 	$r = q("SELECT `queue`.*, `contact`.`name`, `contact`.`uid` FROM `queue` 
 		LEFT JOIN `contact` ON `queue`.`cid` = `contact`.`id`