diff --git a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
index 916e4e67..fb6c93f2 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/main.cpp
@@ -1589,8 +1589,16 @@ static bool initPurple(Config &cfg) {
 	purple_core_set_ui_ops(&coreUiOps);
 	std::map<std::string, std::string> unregistered = cfg.getUnregistered();
 	if (unregistered.find("service.eventloop") != unregistered.end()) {
+		if (unregistered["service.eventloop"] == "libev")
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Will use libev based event loop";
+		else
+			LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Will use glib based event loop";
 		purple_eventloop_set_ui_ops(getEventLoopUiOps(unregistered["service.eventloop"] == "libev"));
 	}
+	else {
+		LOG4CXX_INFO(logger, "Will use glib based event loop";
+		purple_eventloop_set_ui_ops(getEventLoopUiOps(false));
+	}
 
 	ret = purple_core_init("spectrum");
 	if (ret) {