diff --git a/ricci/common/executils.cpp b/ricci/common/executils.cpp
index 666fdb0..e894dcb 100644
--- a/ricci/common/executils.cpp
+++ b/ricci/common/executils.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
+#include <syslog.h>
 
 static void read_data(struct pollfd& poll_info, bool& fd_closed, String& data);
 static void close_fd(int fd);
@@ -61,10 +62,15 @@ execute(const String& path,
 	if (argv == NULL)
 		return 3;
 
+	String comm(path);
+
+	// get status
 	try {
 		argv[0] = (char *) path.c_str();
-		for (unsigned int i = 0 ; i < args.size() ; i++)
+		for (unsigned int i = 0 ; i < args.size() ; i++) {
 			argv[i + 1] = (char *) args[i].c_str();
+			comm += " " + args[i];
+		}
 		argv[size - 1] = NULL;
 	} catch (...) {
 		free(argv);
@@ -132,6 +138,10 @@ execute(const String& path,
 		sigfillset(&set);
 		sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &set, NULL);
 
+		openlog("ricci", LOG_PID | LOG_NDELAY, LOG_DEBUG);
+		syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "Executing '%s'", comm.c_str());
+		closelog();
+
 		execv(path.c_str(), argv);
 		_exit(1);
 	}
@@ -204,12 +214,6 @@ execute(const String& path,
 		}
 	}
 
-	// command
-	//String comm(path);
-	//for (unsigned int i = 0 ; i < args.size() ; i++)
-	//	comm += " " + args[i];
-
-	// get status
 	int ret;
 	do {
 		ret = waitpid(pid, &status, 0);