--- a/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp
+++ b/src/rcldb/rcldb.cpp
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@
             xwdb = Xapian::WritableDatabase(stub, action);
             m_storetext = false;
         }
+        LOGINF("Rcl::Db::openWrite: new index will " << (m_storetext?"":"not ")
+               << "store document text\n");
 #else
         // Old Xapian (chert only) or newer (no chert). Use the
         // default index backend and let the user decide of the