diff --git a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/templates.go b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/templates.go
index 99ccb67..8357f05 100644
--- a/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/templates.go
+++ b/contrib/backends/srndv2/src/srnd/templates.go
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ func (self *templateEngine) genGraphs(prefix string, wr io.Writer, db Database)
 
 	var all_posts postsGraph
 	// this may take a bit
+	log.Println("getting monthly post history...")
 	posts := db.GetMonthlyPostHistory()
 
 	if posts == nil {