diff --git a/server/src/repositories/media.repository.ts b/server/src/repositories/media.repository.ts
index f0856487c5..c1e8cfd234 100644
--- a/server/src/repositories/media.repository.ts
+++ b/server/src/repositories/media.repository.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ export class MediaRepository {
     ]) {
       try {
         const buffer = await exiftool.extractBinaryTagToBuffer(tag, input);
+        this.logger.debug(`Successfully extracted ${tag} buffer from image`);
         return { buffer, format };
       } catch (error: any) {
         this.logger.debug(`Could not extract ${tag} buffer from image: ${error}`);