diff --git a/trade_remedies_api/core/healthcheck.py b/trade_remedies_api/core/healthcheck.py
index b50b1384..0ca29f6c 100644
--- a/trade_remedies_api/core/healthcheck.py
+++ b/trade_remedies_api/core/healthcheck.py
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def ping_opensearch():
 
     :return: the response from OpenSearch
     """
+    print("Pinging OpenSearch…")
     response = requests.get(settings.OPENSEARCH_URI, timeout=20)
+    print("OpenSearch pinged.")
     # print("status code", response.status_code)
     # print("we made it through the request")
     return response