diff --git a/envoy-control-runner/src/main/kotlin/pl/allegro/tech/servicemesh/envoycontrol/infrastructure/ControlPlaneConfig.kt b/envoy-control-runner/src/main/kotlin/pl/allegro/tech/servicemesh/envoycontrol/infrastructure/ControlPlaneConfig.kt
index 6845fcb5a..2edc8b4da 100644
--- a/envoy-control-runner/src/main/kotlin/pl/allegro/tech/servicemesh/envoycontrol/infrastructure/ControlPlaneConfig.kt
+++ b/envoy-control-runner/src/main/kotlin/pl/allegro/tech/servicemesh/envoycontrol/infrastructure/ControlPlaneConfig.kt
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.consul.services.ConsulServiceCha
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.consul.services.ConsulServiceMapper
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.consul.services.NoOpServiceWatchPolicy
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.consul.services.ServiceWatchPolicy
+import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.logger
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.server.NoopReadinessStateHandler
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.server.ReadinessStateHandler
 import pl.allegro.tech.servicemesh.envoycontrol.services.ClusterStateChanges
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ class ControlPlaneConfig {
         Schedulers.enableMetrics()
     }
 
+    companion object {
+        private val logger by logger()
+    }
+
     @Bean
     @ConfigurationProperties("envoy-control")
     fun envoyControlProperties() = EnvoyControlProperties()
@@ -168,8 +173,10 @@ class ControlPlaneConfig {
         return EnvoyHttpFilters.defaultFilters(properties.envoy.snapshot)
     }
 
-    fun localDatacenter(properties: ConsulProperties) =
-        ConsulClient(properties.host, properties.port).agentSelf.value?.config?.datacenter ?: "local"
+    fun localDatacenter(properties: ConsulProperties): String {
+        return (ConsulClient(properties.host, properties.port).agentSelf.value?.config?.datacenter ?: "local")
+            .also { logger.info("Resolved local datacenter name: $it") }
+    }
 
     fun controlPlaneMetrics(meterRegistry: MeterRegistry) =
         DefaultEnvoyControlMetrics(meterRegistry = meterRegistry).also {