diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
index ff1a6694b..224247c97 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/commands
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
     [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/ENV" ]] && source $DOKKU_ROOT/ENV
     [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/ENV" ]] && source $DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/ENV
-    [[ -f "$APP_NGINX_TEMPLATE" ]] && NGINX_TEMPLATE="$APP_NGINX_TEMPLATE" && NGINX_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE="true"
+    [[ -f "$APP_NGINX_TEMPLATE" ]] && NGINX_TEMPLATE="$APP_NGINX_TEMPLATE" && NGINX_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE="true" && dokku_log_info1 'Overriding default nginx.conf with detected nginx.conf.template'
 
     if [[ ! -n "$NO_VHOST" ]] && [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/VHOST" ]]; then
       NONSSL_VHOSTS=$(cat $VHOST_PATH)