diff --git a/patch-control.sh b/patch-control.sh
index f328a21929194eb17f64334206a35fffa9dc68e7..e9a07af96a68541a4e6cde48be355085f3e904f6 100644
--- a/patch-control.sh
+++ b/patch-control.sh
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@ done | zenity --progress \
 
 run_number=`get_run_number`
 
+log "Run ${run_number} ready to start. \
+Run start time = ${run_start_time}, \
+run duration = ${run_duration}, \
+run setup file = ${rs_file}."
+
 daq_log_file=~/.km3_private/daq_${run_number}.log
 JGetMessage -H localhost -T MSG -d 3 >${daq_log_file} &
 PROCS=(${PROCS[*]} $!)