diff --git a/src/irc.cpp b/src/irc.cpp
index 17d5ff1a5a..e8471a6630 100644
--- a/src/irc.cpp
+++ b/src/irc.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ void ThreadIRCSeed(void* parg)
     // Make this thread recognisable as the IRC seeding thread
     RenameThread("bitcoin-ircseed");
 
+    printf("ThreadIRCSeed started\n");
+
     try
     {
         ThreadIRCSeed2(parg);
@@ -218,7 +220,8 @@ void ThreadIRCSeed2(void* parg)
     if (!GetBoolArg("-irc", false))
         return;
 
-    printf("ThreadIRCSeed started\n");
+    printf("ThreadIRCSeed trying to connect...\n");
+
     int nErrorWait = 10;
     int nRetryWait = 10;
     int nNameRetry = 0;
diff --git a/src/net.cpp b/src/net.cpp
index 2598f0214e..8ab596f06b 100644
--- a/src/net.cpp
+++ b/src/net.cpp
@@ -1313,6 +1313,8 @@ void DumpAddresses()
 
 void ThreadDumpAddress2(void* parg)
 {
+    printf("ThreadDumpAddress started\n");
+
     vnThreadsRunning[THREAD_DUMPADDRESS]++;
     while (!fShutdown)
     {