diff --git a/redisdb.go b/redisdb.go
index e246ddd..706e0fd 100644
--- a/redisdb.go
+++ b/redisdb.go
@@ -33,14 +33,15 @@ func Connect(uri, password string) (*Server, error) {
 	}
 
 	// add apm
-	if os.Getenv("ELASTIC_APM_SERVER_URL") != "" {
+	useElasticAPM := os.Getenv("ELASTIC_APM_SERVER_URL") != ""
+	if useElasticAPM {
 		rdb.AddHook(apmgoredis.NewHook())
 	}
 
 	// assign data
 	r = &Server{rdb: rdb}
 
-	fmt.Printf("⚡️[redis]: connected to %s \n", uri)
+	fmt.Printf("⚡️[redis]: connected to %s, use elastic apm: %t \n", uri, useElasticAPM)
 
 	return r, nil
 }