diff --git a/playbooks/backup_protocol.yml b/playbooks/backup_protocol.yml
index 303cfc6..32f20ab 100644
--- a/playbooks/backup_protocol.yml
+++ b/playbooks/backup_protocol.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,12 @@
   collections:
     - ansible.posix
   tasks:
+    - name: "Log first stage start time"
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ now() }}"
+      run_once: true
+      delegate_to: blacktide
+
     - name: Mount backup share
       ansible.posix.mount:
         path: /backup
@@ -133,11 +139,17 @@
   vars:
     env_backups_to_keep: 10
   tasks:
+    - name: "Log first stage start time"
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ now() }}"
+      run_once: true
+      delegate_to: blacktide
+
     - name: Run mount to ensure the /backup directory is present
       ansible.builtin.shell:
         cmd: "mount -a"
       changed_when: false
-      
+
     - name: Run container mounts backup
       ansible.builtin.include_role:
         name: docker_backup