diff --git a/replication/binlogsyncer.go b/replication/binlogsyncer.go
index b27a3cfb9..aed7f2d77 100644
--- a/replication/binlogsyncer.go
+++ b/replication/binlogsyncer.go
@@ -404,6 +404,8 @@ func (b *BinlogSyncer) prepare() error {
 		return errors.Trace(err)
 	}
 
+	b.cfg.Logger.Infof("Connected to %s %s server", b.cfg.Flavor, b.c.GetServerVersion())
+
 	return nil
 }