diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/openstack/steps/sync_ports.py b/xos/synchronizers/openstack/steps/sync_ports.py
index fdb15a6..4f6ce14 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/openstack/steps/sync_ports.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/openstack/steps/sync_ports.py
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
                         port.ip = neutron_port["fixed_ips"][0]["ip_address"]
                     port.mac = neutron_port["mac_address"]
                     port.xos_created = True
+                    logger.info("created neutron port %s for %s" % (port.port_id, port))
                 except:
                     logger.log_exc("failed to create neutron port for %s" % port)
                     continue