diff --git a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
index 0573114ecec..ebc2c643773 100644
--- a/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/daemon.cpp
@@ -953,6 +953,7 @@ mp::Daemon::Daemon(std::unique_ptr<const DaemonConfig> the_config)
 
     for (const auto& bad_spec : invalid_specs)
     {
+        mpl::log(mpl::Level::warning, category, fmt::format("Removing invalid instance: {}", bad_spec));
         vm_instance_specs.erase(bad_spec);
     }