diff --git a/result/server.js b/result/server.js
index bd9cfc2..0d0c60c 100644
--- a/result/server.js
+++ b/result/server.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ async.retry(
   function(callback) {
     pg.connect('postgres://postgres@db/postgres', function(err, client, done) {
       if (err) {
-        console.error("Failed to connect to db");
+        console.error("Waiting for db");
       }
       callback(err, client);
     });
diff --git a/worker/src/Worker/Program.cs b/worker/src/Worker/Program.cs
index 83ea264..000fd3d 100644
--- a/worker/src/Worker/Program.cs
+++ b/worker/src/Worker/Program.cs
@@ -52,16 +52,18 @@ namespace Worker
                 }
                 catch (SocketException)
                 {
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine("Failed to connect to db - retrying");
+                    Console.Error.WriteLine("Waiting for db");
                     Thread.Sleep(1000);
                 }
                 catch (DbException)
                 {
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine("Failed to connect to db - retrying");
+                    Console.Error.WriteLine("Waiting for db");
                     Thread.Sleep(1000);
                 }
             }
 
+            Console.Error.WriteLine("Connected to db");
+
             var command = connection.CreateCommand();
             command.CommandText = @"CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS votes (
                                         id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL UNIQUE, 
@@ -82,11 +84,12 @@ namespace Worker
             {
                 try
                 {
+                    Console.Error.WriteLine("Connected to redis");
                     return ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(ipAddress);
                 }
                 catch (RedisConnectionException)
                 {
-                    Console.Error.WriteLine("Failed to connect to redis - retrying");
+                    Console.Error.WriteLine("Waiting for redis");
                     Thread.Sleep(1000);
                 }
             }