diff --git a/src/syndesizer/sqlite_actor.nim b/src/syndesizer/sqlite_actor.nim
index 365adba..50721b2 100644
--- a/src/syndesizer/sqlite_actor.nim
+++ b/src/syndesizer/sqlite_actor.nim
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ proc extractTuple(stmt: Stmt; arity: cint): Value =
 proc spawnSqliteActor*(turn: var Turn; root: Cap): Actor {.discardable.} =
   spawn("sqlite-actor", turn) do (turn: var Turn):
     during(turn, root, ?:SqliteArguments) do (path: string, ds: Cap):
+      stderr.writeLine("opening SQLite database ", path)
       var db: Sqlite3
       if open_v2(path, addr db, SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY, nil) != SQLITE_OK:
         logError(db, path)
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ proc spawnSqliteActor*(turn: var Turn; root: Cap): Actor {.discardable.} =
               if finalize(stmt) != SQLITE_OK: logError(db, statement)
     do:
       close(db)
+      stderr.writeLine("closed SQLite database ", path)
 
 when isMainModule:
   runActor("main") do (turn: var Turn; root: Cap):