diff --git a/miniserv.pl b/miniserv.pl
index c13aa5bb6..9b774b8e2 100755
--- a/miniserv.pl
+++ b/miniserv.pl
@@ -3421,6 +3421,7 @@ return $mode;
 
 sub term_handler
 {
+&log_error("Shutting down");
 kill('TERM', @childpids) if (@childpids);
 kill('KILL', $logclearer) if ($logclearer);
 kill('KILL', $extauth) if ($extauth);