diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitCatCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitCatCommand.java
index 11fb58101d..95dcca030f 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitCatCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitCatCommand.java
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ public class GitCatCommand extends AbstractGitCommand implements CatCommand {
   private Loader getLoader(CatCommandRequest request) throws IOException {
     org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository repo = open();
     ObjectId revId = getCommitOrDefault(repo, request.getRevision());
+    logger.info("loading content for file {} for revision {} in repository {}", request.getPath(), revId, repository);
     return getLoader(repo, revId, request.getPath());
   }