diff --git a/src/sunstone/models/SunstoneServer.rb b/src/sunstone/models/SunstoneServer.rb
index 02283816a4..03c73d4576 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/models/SunstoneServer.rb
+++ b/src/sunstone/models/SunstoneServer.rb
@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@ class SunstoneServer
 
         begin
             novnc_cmd = "#{config[:novnc_path]}/utils/wsproxy.py"
+            novnc_exec = "#{novnc_cmd} #{proxy_port} #{host}:#{vnc_port}"
+            $stderr.puts("Starting vnc proxy: #{novnc_exec}")
             pipe = IO.popen("#{novnc_cmd} #{proxy_port} #{host}:#{vnc_port}")
         rescue Exception => e
             error = Error.new(e.message)