diff --git a/modules/transport-netty4/src/main/java/org/opensearch/transport/netty4/ssl/SecureNetty4Transport.java b/modules/transport-netty4/src/main/java/org/opensearch/transport/netty4/ssl/SecureNetty4Transport.java
index e51ed5663502f..90a9194d3cfd7 100644
--- a/modules/transport-netty4/src/main/java/org/opensearch/transport/netty4/ssl/SecureNetty4Transport.java
+++ b/modules/transport-netty4/src/main/java/org/opensearch/transport/netty4/ssl/SecureNetty4Transport.java
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ protected void initChannel(Channel ch) throws Exception {
                 .map(SecureTransportSettingsProvider.SecureTransportParameters::dualModeEnabled)
                 .orElse(false);
             if (dualModeEnabled) {
+                logger.info("SSL Dual mode enabled, using port unification handler");
                 final ChannelHandler portUnificationHandler = new DualModeSslHandler(
                     settings,
                     secureTransportSettingsProvider,