diff --git a/ci/run_integration_test.sh b/ci/run_integration_test.sh
index 00a6231e5..006dfb660 100755
--- a/ci/run_integration_test.sh
+++ b/ci/run_integration_test.sh
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ main() {
 
     log INFO "Starting RQD Blender..."
     RQD_IMAGE=opencue/blender docker compose up --force-recreate rqd
+    log INFO "Waiting RQD Blender startup..."
     wait_for_service_state "rqd" "running" $docker_timeout
 
     log INFO "Testing Blender job..."