diff --git a/dbt/adapters/impala/cloudera_tracking.py b/dbt/adapters/impala/cloudera_tracking.py
index 56d0b50..58fbf0f 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/impala/cloudera_tracking.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/impala/cloudera_tracking.py
@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ class TrackingEventType:
 warehouse_info = {"warehouse_version": {"version": "NA", "build": "NA"}}
 
 
+def log_initial_message():
+    logger.debug(
+        f"Usage tracking flag {usage_tracking}. To turn on/off use usage_tracking flag in profiles.yml"
+    )
+
+
 def populate_platform_info(cred: Credentials, ver):
     """
     populate platform info to be passed on for tracking
@@ -200,13 +206,8 @@ def track_usage(tracking_payload):
 
     global usage_tracking
 
-    logger.debug(
-        f"Usage tracking flag {usage_tracking}. To turn on/off use usage_tracking flag in profiles.yml"
-    )
-
     # if usage_tracking is disabled, quit
     if not usage_tracking:
-        logger.debug(f"Skipping Event {tracking_payload}")
         return
 
     # fix the schema of tracking payload to be common for all events
diff --git a/dbt/adapters/impala/connections.py b/dbt/adapters/impala/connections.py
index 2d0f958..5f2f34a 100644
--- a/dbt/adapters/impala/connections.py
+++ b/dbt/adapters/impala/connections.py
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ def __post_init__(self):
 
         # set the usage tracking flag
         tracker.usage_tracking = self.usage_tracking
+        # log the initialization message once
+        tracker.log_initial_message()
         # get platform information for tracking
         tracker.populate_platform_info(self, ver)
         # get dbt deployment env information for tracking