diff --git a/mixnode/src/main.rs b/mixnode/src/main.rs
index ca1780a0cf..33efae8d46 100644
--- a/mixnode/src/main.rs
+++ b/mixnode/src/main.rs
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ async fn main() {
     cfg_if::cfg_if! {
         if #[cfg(feature = "cpucycles")] {
             setup_tracing!("/tmp/tracing.log");
+            info!("CPU cycles measurement is ON")
         } else {
             setup_logging();
+            info!("CPU cycles measurement is OFF")
         }
     }