diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/main.cpp b/src/xswiftbus/main.cpp
index 00a39b115..e4e833aeb 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/main.cpp
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/main.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #endif
 #include "plugin.h"
 #include "traffic.h"
+#include "utils.h"
 #include <XPLM/XPLMPlanes.h>
 #include <XPLM/XPLMPlugin.h>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ PLUGIN_API int XPluginStart(char *o_name, char *o_sig, char *o_desc)
     XPLMEnableFeature("XPLM_USE_NATIVE_PATHS",1);
 #endif
 
+    INFO_LOG("XSwiftBus plugin starting");
     std::strcpy(o_name, "XSwiftBus");
     std::strcpy(o_sig,  "org.swift-project.xswiftbus");
     std::strcpy(o_desc, "Allows swift to connect to X-Plane via D-Bus IPC");
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/utils.h b/src/xswiftbus/utils.h
index c635455ea..730e87972 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/utils.h
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/utils.h
@@ -38,17 +38,17 @@ namespace XSwiftBus
         //! Print message to X-Plane log
         static void print(const std::string &filePath, int line, MsgType type, const std::string &message);
     };
-
-    //! Logger convenience macros
-    //! @{
-    // *INDENT-OFF*
-    #define DEBUG_LOG(msg) Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, Logger::DebugMsg, msg)
-    #define DEBUG_LOG_C(msg, doLog) if (doLog) { Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, Logger::DebugMsg, msg); }
-    #define INFO_LOG(msg) Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, Logger::InfoMsg, msg)
-    #define WARNING_LOG(msg) Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, Logger::WarningMsg, msg)
-    #define ERROR_LOG(msg) Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, Logger::ErrorMsg, msg)
-    // *INDENT-ON*
-    //! @}
 }
 
+//! Logger convenience macros
+//! @{
+// *INDENT-OFF*
+#define DEBUG_LOG(msg) XSwiftBus::Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, XSwiftBus::Logger::DebugMsg, msg)
+#define DEBUG_LOG_C(msg, doLog) if (doLog) { XSwiftBus::Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, XSwiftBus::Logger::DebugMsg, msg); }
+#define INFO_LOG(msg) XSwiftBus::Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, XSwiftBus::Logger::InfoMsg, msg)
+#define WARNING_LOG(msg) XSwiftBus::Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, XSwiftBus::Logger::WarningMsg, msg)
+#define ERROR_LOG(msg) XSwiftBus::Logger::print(__FILE__, __LINE__, XSwiftBus::Logger::ErrorMsg, msg)
+// *INDENT-ON*
+//! @}
+
 #endif // guard