diff --git a/kong/api/init.lua b/kong/api/init.lua
index 5769af02301..17bb1873c88 100644
--- a/kong/api/init.lua
+++ b/kong/api/init.lua
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ local function insert_405(routes)
   return routes
 end
 
+ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "Loading Admin API endpoints")
+
 -- Load core routes
 for _, v in ipairs({"kong", "apis", "consumers", "plugins", "cache", "cluster" }) do
   local routes = require("kong.api.routes."..v)
@@ -118,10 +120,10 @@ if singletons.configuration and singletons.configuration.plugins then
   for k in pairs(singletons.configuration.plugins) do
     local loaded, mod = utils.load_module_if_exists("kong.plugins."..k..".api")
     if loaded then
-      ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "Loading API endpoints for plugin: "..k)
+      ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "Loading API endpoints for plugin: ", k)
       attach_routes(insert_405(mod))
     else
-      ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "No API endpoints loaded for plugin: "..k)
+      ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, "No API endpoints loaded for plugin: ", k)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/kong/templates/nginx_kong.lua b/kong/templates/nginx_kong.lua
index cea3da82161..51e154c0724 100644
--- a/kong/templates/nginx_kong.lua
+++ b/kong/templates/nginx_kong.lua
@@ -126,7 +126,6 @@ server {
                 ngx.exit(204)
             end
 
-            ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, 'Loading Admin API endpoints')
             require('lapis').serve('kong.api')
         }
     }
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template b/spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template
index d7b5b38166d..8212bdc4035 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template
+++ b/spec/fixtures/custom_nginx.template
@@ -120,7 +120,6 @@ http {
                     ngx.exit(204)
                 end
 
-                ngx.log(ngx.DEBUG, 'Loading Admin API endpoints')
                 require('lapis').serve('kong.api')
             }
         }