diff --git a/src/replication.c b/src/replication.c
index a6d4c2a5f..f6ecc1c66 100644
--- a/src/replication.c
+++ b/src/replication.c
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ void readSyncBulkPayload(aeEventLoop *el, int fd, void *privdata, int mask) {
             replicationAbortSyncTransfer();
             return;
         }
+        redisLog(REDIS_NOTICE, "MASTER <-> SLAVE sync: Loading DB in memory");
         emptyDb();
         if (rdbLoad(server.dbfilename) != REDIS_OK) {
             redisLog(REDIS_WARNING,"Failed trying to load the MASTER synchronization DB from disk");