diff --git a/src/Network/props.cxx b/src/Network/props.cxx
index 5b9eb7a1a..10befcab8 100644
--- a/src/Network/props.cxx
+++ b/src/Network/props.cxx
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ FGProps::FGProps( const vector<string>& tokens )
     } else {
         throw FGProtocolConfigError( "FGProps: incorrect number of configuration arguments" );
     }
+    printf( "Property server started on port %d\n", port );
 }
 
 /**