diff --git a/controller/src/logic.rs b/controller/src/logic.rs
index 0b97684bc83681285677f99e30a23d050287de38..c45ee77cf9621d1637314d772188dd0f78ad76c4 100644
--- a/controller/src/logic.rs
+++ b/controller/src/logic.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ pub async fn start_i2c_target(
                 if state.is_moving()
                     && current_millis() >= WATCHDOG_EXPIRATION.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
                 {
+                    defmt::debug!("stopping motors after watchdog has expired");
                     state.standby();
                 }
             });