diff --git a/src/textfile/collector.go b/src/textfile/collector.go
index 5796eee..00582db 100644
--- a/src/textfile/collector.go
+++ b/src/textfile/collector.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package textfile
 import (
 	"fail2ban-prometheus-exporter/cfg"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+	"log"
 )
 
 type Collector struct {
@@ -18,11 +19,15 @@ type fileData struct {
 }
 
 func NewCollector(appSettings *cfg.AppSettings) *Collector {
-	return &Collector{
+	collector := &Collector{
 		enabled:    appSettings.FileCollectorEnabled,
 		folderPath: appSettings.FileCollectorPath,
 		fileMap:    make(map[string]*fileData),
 	}
+	if collector.enabled {
+		log.Printf("collector.textfile directory: %s", collector.folderPath)
+	}
+	return collector
 }
 
 func (c *Collector) Describe(ch chan<- *prometheus.Desc) {