diff --git a/crypto/algorithms/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/crypto/KeyPairUtil.java b/crypto/algorithms/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/crypto/KeyPairUtil.java
index f20b1b37103..013b385c3c2 100644
--- a/crypto/algorithms/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/crypto/KeyPairUtil.java
+++ b/crypto/algorithms/src/main/java/org/hyperledger/besu/crypto/KeyPairUtil.java
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ public static KeyPair loadKeyPair(final File keyFile) {
     final KeyPair key;
     if (keyFile.exists()) {
 
+      LOG.info("Attempting to load public key from {}", keyFile.getAbsolutePath());
       key = load(keyFile);
       LOG.info(
           "Loaded public key {} from {}", key.getPublicKey().toString(), keyFile.getAbsolutePath());