diff --git a/plottr/node/node.py b/plottr/node/node.py
index b0c612df..99d1d510 100644
--- a/plottr/node/node.py
+++ b/plottr/node/node.py
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ def validateOptions(self, data: DataDictBase) -> bool:
     # TODO: should think about nodes with multiple inputs -- how would this look then?
     # FIXME: return should only be Optional[Dict[str, DataDictBase]]
     def process(self, dataIn: Optional[DataDictBase]=None) -> Optional[Dict[str, Optional[DataDictBase]]]:
+        self.node_logger.debug(f"Processing data with node: {self.nodeName}")
         if dataIn is None:
             return None