diff --git a/repmgrd.c b/repmgrd.c
index be416884..df62b966 100644
--- a/repmgrd.c
+++ b/repmgrd.c
@@ -547,6 +547,7 @@ StandbyMonitor(void)
 
 	if (!CheckConnection(myLocalConn, "standby"))
 	{
+		log_err("Failed to connect to local node, exiting!\n");
 		terminate(1);
 	}
 
@@ -1273,6 +1274,8 @@ terminate(int retval)
 		unlink(pid_file);
 	}
 
+	log_info("Terminating...\n");
+
 	exit(retval);
 }