diff --git a/llm_server/workers/moderator.py b/llm_server/workers/moderator.py
index 00e0303..27ccb28 100644
--- a/llm_server/workers/moderator.py
+++ b/llm_server/workers/moderator.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ def start_moderation_workers(num_workers):
 
 
 def moderation_worker():
+    print('moderator started')
     while True:
         result = redis_moderation.blpop('queue:msgs_to_check')
         try: