diff --git a/lib/Xmobar/Plugins/Bluetooth.hs b/lib/Xmobar/Plugins/Bluetooth.hs
index c5eeb26..454401c 100644
--- a/lib/Xmobar/Plugins/Bluetooth.hs
+++ b/lib/Xmobar/Plugins/Bluetooth.hs
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ startAdapter is cs cb cl = do
   ot <- getBtObjectTree cl
   state <- newMVar emptyState
   let dpy = displayIcon cb (iconFormatter is cs) state
+  -- TODO if this fails it won't be logged
   forM_ (findAdapter ot) $ \adapter -> do
     -- set up adapter
     initAdapter state adapter cl
@@ -227,9 +228,12 @@ initAdapter
   -> m ()
 initAdapter state adapter client = do
   reply <- callGetPowered adapter client
+  logInfo $ "initializing adapter at path " <> adapter_
   -- TODO this could fail if the variant is something weird; the only
   -- indication I will get is "NA"
   putPowered state $ fromSingletonVariant reply
+  where
+    adapter_ = displayWrapQuote $ displayObjectPath adapter
 
 matchBTProperty
   :: (MonadReader env m, HasLogFunc env, MonadUnliftIO m)
@@ -310,7 +314,9 @@ addAndInitDevice
 addAndInitDevice state dpy device client = do
   res <- addDeviceListener state dpy device client
   case res of
-    Just handler -> initDevice state handler device client
+    Just handler -> do
+      logInfo $ "initializing device at path " <> device_
+      initDevice state handler device client
     Nothing -> logError $ "could not initialize device at path " <> device_
   where
     device_ = displayWrapQuote $ displayObjectPath device