diff --git a/indexd/app.py b/indexd/app.py
index 73f4c6f8..bc3c9c21 100644
--- a/indexd/app.py
+++ b/indexd/app.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ def app_init(app, settings=None):
     app.register_blueprint(indexd_guid_blueprint)
     app.register_blueprint(cross_blueprint)
     app.register_blueprint(index_urls_blueprint, url_prefix="/_query/urls")
+    engine_name = settings["config"]["INDEX"]["driver"].engine.dialect.name
 
 
 def get_app(settings=None):
diff --git a/indexd/index/drivers/alchemy.py b/indexd/index/drivers/alchemy.py
index d9f36a46..14532a1a 100644
--- a/indexd/index/drivers/alchemy.py
+++ b/indexd/index/drivers/alchemy.py
@@ -341,6 +341,8 @@ def __init__(self, conn, logger=None, index_config=None, **config):
         self.config = index_config or {}
         Base.metadata.bind = self.engine
         self.Session = sessionmaker(bind=self.engine)
+        self.logger.info("------------MultiTable IndexD Driver--------------")
+        print("------------MultiTable IndexD Driver--------------")
 
     def migrate_index_database(self):
         """
diff --git a/indexd/index/drivers/single_table_alchemy.py b/indexd/index/drivers/single_table_alchemy.py
index f3652b52..9405a7bf 100644
--- a/indexd/index/drivers/single_table_alchemy.py
+++ b/indexd/index/drivers/single_table_alchemy.py
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ def __init__(self, conn, logger=None, index_config=None, **config):
         self.config = index_config or {}
         Base.metadata.bind = self.engine
         self.Session = sessionmaker(bind=self.engine)
+        self.logger.info("------------SingleTable IndexD Driver--------------")
+        print("------------SingleTable IndexD Driver--------------")
 
     @property
     @contextmanager
@@ -487,7 +489,7 @@ def add(
                     'guid "{guid}" already exists'.format(guid=record.guid)
                 )
             except Exception as e:
-                print(e)
+                self.logger.error(f"Error adding indexd records: {e}")
 
             return record.guid, record.rev, record.baseid