diff --git a/app/lib/katello/resources/candlepin/candlepin_ping.rb b/app/lib/katello/resources/candlepin/candlepin_ping.rb
index 846ca08ec6f..0e27d3b2a44 100644
--- a/app/lib/katello/resources/candlepin/candlepin_ping.rb
+++ b/app/lib/katello/resources/candlepin/candlepin_ping.rb
@@ -8,10 +8,15 @@ class CandlepinPing < CandlepinResource
 
         class << self
           def ping(try_cache: false)
-            Rails.cache.fetch(CACHE_KEY, expires_in: CACHE_TTL, race_condition_ttl: RACE_TTL, force: !try_cache) do
+            cache_miss = false
+            result = Rails.cache.fetch(CACHE_KEY, expires_in: CACHE_TTL, race_condition_ttl: RACE_TTL, force: !try_cache) do
+              cache_miss = true
+              ::Foreman::Logging.logger('registration').debug "rhsm_status cache=MISS"
               response = get('/candlepin/status').body
               JSON.parse(response).with_indifferent_access
             end
+            ::Foreman::Logging.logger('registration').debug "rhsm_status cache=HIT" unless cache_miss || !try_cache
+            result
           end
 
           def ok?