diff --git a/services/backup/blob_client/src/lib.rs b/services/backup/blob_client/src/lib.rs
index 0fc42700b..c04665431 100644
--- a/services/backup/blob_client/src/lib.rs
+++ b/services/backup/blob_client/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,50 +1,55 @@
 mod constants;
 mod get_client;
 mod put_client;
 
+use env_logger;
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
+use log::info;
 use tokio::runtime;
 
 use put_client::{
   put_client_blocking_read_cxx, put_client_initialize_cxx,
   put_client_terminate_cxx, put_client_write_cxx,
 };
 
 use get_client::{
   get_client_blocking_read_cxx, get_client_initialize_cxx,
   get_client_terminate_cxx,
 };
 
 lazy_static! {
-  static ref RUNTIME: runtime::Runtime = runtime::Runtime::new()
-    .expect("Unable to create tokio runtime");
+  static ref RUNTIME: runtime::Runtime = {
+    env_logger::init();
+    info!("Creating tokio runtime");
+    runtime::Runtime::new().expect("Unable to create tokio runtime")
+  };
 }
 
 #[cxx::bridge]
 mod ffi {
   extern "Rust" {
     fn put_client_initialize_cxx(
       holder_char: &str,
     ) -> Result<()>;
     unsafe fn put_client_write_cxx(
       holder_char: &str,
       field_index: usize,
       data: *const c_char,
     ) -> Result<()>;
     fn put_client_blocking_read_cxx(
       holder_char: &str,
     ) -> Result<String>;
     fn put_client_terminate_cxx(
       holder_char: &str,
     ) -> Result<()>;
     fn get_client_initialize_cxx(
       holder_char: &str,
     ) -> Result<()>;
     fn get_client_blocking_read_cxx(
       holder_char: &str,
     ) -> Result<Vec<u8>>;
     fn get_client_terminate_cxx(
       holder_char: &str,
     ) -> Result<()>;
   }
 }