diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index fde59a6..df809cb 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -483,6 +483,10 @@ fn main() {
             break;
         }
     }
+
+    syslog_client
+        .send_text_message("bga", format!("Registering bga{dev_id}"))
+        .unwrap();
     devfs_rpc::Client::new(devfs_pid)
         .register_dev(&format!("bga{dev_id}"))
         .unwrap();