diff --git a/src/transcoder/transcoder.rs b/src/transcoder/transcoder.rs
index 168a3e2..1cbe9b4 100644
--- a/src/transcoder/transcoder.rs
+++ b/src/transcoder/transcoder.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ impl Transcoder {
       if ingest_files.len() < 1 {
         info!("There were no files found in ingest to transcode; skipping run.");
       } else {
+        // log that the transcoder is starting up
+        info!("Found {} files in ingest to transcode. Standby...", ingest_files.len());
+
+        // loop through each file found in ingest
         for i in ingest_files {
           let ingest_path = Path::new(&self.repository.ingest_dir).join(&i);
           if io::is_file_locked(&ingest_path.to_str().unwrap()) {
@@ -47,6 +51,9 @@ impl Transcoder {
           // remove the source file
           self.repository.cleanup_file(&i);
         }
+
+        // let the user know the transcode has finished
+        info!("Finished transcoding. Sleeping...");
       }
 
       // put the loop to sleep for X minutes