diff --git a/src/database/database.py b/src/database/database.py
index 692eb70..8f10ac8 100644
--- a/src/database/database.py
+++ b/src/database/database.py
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 from pymongo import MongoClient
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
+import logging
 import os
 
+
 def connect():
     """Connect to MongoDB."""
     # load env vars
@@ -18,4 +20,5 @@ def connect():
     db = client[os.getenv("MONGO_DB")]
     collection = db[os.getenv("MONGO_COLLECTION")]
     collection.create_index("name", unique=True)
+    logging.info("connected to database")
     return collection, db, client