diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/compat/ReplayModCompat.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/compat/ReplayModCompat.java
index 9347cd2f..7de27c26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/compat/ReplayModCompat.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/compat/ReplayModCompat.java
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ import com.replaymod.compat.shaders.ShaderBeginRender;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.FMLCommonHandler;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.Mod;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLInitializationEvent;
+import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.event.FMLPreInitializationEvent;
 import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.EventBus;
+import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
 
 @Mod(modid = ReplayModCompat.MOD_ID,
         version = "@MOD_VERSION@",
@@ -17,6 +19,13 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.eventhandler.EventBus;
 public class ReplayModCompat {
     public static final String MOD_ID = "replaymod-compat";
 
+    public static Logger LOGGER;
+
+    @Mod.EventHandler
+    public void preInit(FMLPreInitializationEvent event) {
+        LOGGER = event.getModLog();
+    }
+
     @Mod.EventHandler
     public void init(FMLInitializationEvent event) {
         EventBus bus = FMLCommonHandler.instance().bus();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/compat/bettersprinting/DisableBetterSprinting.java b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/compat/bettersprinting/DisableBetterSprinting.java
index 57ab557a..e6a743c2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/replaymod/compat/bettersprinting/DisableBetterSprinting.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/replaymod/compat/bettersprinting/DisableBetterSprinting.java
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import net.minecraftforge.fml.common.versioning.VersionRange;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 
+import static com.replaymod.compat.ReplayModCompat.LOGGER;
+
 /**
  * Old Better Sprinting versions replace the vanilla player with their own, overridden instance (replacing the camera entity).
  *
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ public class DisableBetterSprinting {
                 .ifPresent($_ -> MinecraftForge.EVENT_BUS.register(new DisableBetterSprinting()));
     }
 
-    private DisableBetterSprinting() {}
+    private DisableBetterSprinting() {
+        LOGGER.info("BetterSprinting workaround enabled");
+    }
 
     private final Minecraft mc = Minecraft.getMinecraft();
     private PlayerControllerMP originalController;
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ public class DisableBetterSprinting {
         // Suppress this message if it's the Better Sprinting warning message
         for (StackTraceElement elem : Thread.currentThread().getStackTrace()) {
             if (LOGIC_CLASS_NAME.equals(elem.getClassName())) {
+                LOGGER.info("BetterSprinting warning message suppressed.");
                 event.setCanceled(true);
                 return;
             }
@@ -78,6 +83,7 @@ public class DisableBetterSprinting {
             if (mc.playerController != null && mc.playerController.getClass().getName().equals(CONTROLLER_OVERRIDE_CLASS_NAME)) {
                 // Someone has secretly swapped out the player controller and is about to substitute their own player entity.
                 // This is the right time to destroy their plan.
+                LOGGER.info("Preventing player controller {} from being replaced by BetterSprinting with {}.", originalController, mc.playerController);
                 mc.playerController = originalController;
             }
         }