diff --git a/src/gui/gcal-application.c b/src/gui/gcal-application.c
index eae16ba6..96af2cae 100644
--- a/src/gui/gcal-application.c
+++ b/src/gui/gcal-application.c
@@ -327,7 +327,10 @@ gcal_application_startup (GApplication *app)
 
   /* We're assuming the application is called as a service only by the shell search system */
   if ((g_application_get_flags (app) & G_APPLICATION_IS_SERVICE) != 0)
-    g_application_set_inactivity_timeout (app, 3 * 60 * 1000);
+    {
+      g_message ("Running Calendar as a service");
+      g_application_set_inactivity_timeout (app, 3 * 60 * 1000);
+    }
 
   /* Startup the manager */
   gcal_context_startup (self->context);