diff --git a/cmd/nitro/nitro.go b/cmd/nitro/nitro.go
index f5c37b1643..a6aaf85b05 100644
--- a/cmd/nitro/nitro.go
+++ b/cmd/nitro/nitro.go
@@ -674,6 +674,7 @@ func mainImpl() int {
 						retriesOnError--
 					} else {
 						currentFinalized = finalized
+						log.Debug("Finalized block number updated", "finalized", finalized)
 					}
 				case <-ctx.Done():
 					log.Error("Context done while checking if the rollup deployment tx was finalized")