diff --git a/lib/document_stores/redis.js b/lib/document_stores/redis.js
index 91a93d4..e6447f5 100644
--- a/lib/document_stores/redis.js
+++ b/lib/document_stores/redis.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ var winston = require('winston');
 var RedisDocumentStore = function(options, client) {
   this.expire = options.expire;
   if (client) {
+    winston.info('using predefined redis client');
     RedisDocumentStore.client = client;
   } else if (!RedisDocumentStore.client) {
     RedisDocumentStore.connect(options);