diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowprogrammer/FlowPusher.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowprogrammer/FlowPusher.java
index 6f85c5d..6c7ac65 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowprogrammer/FlowPusher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowprogrammer/FlowPusher.java
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@
 		}
 		
 		if (rate > 0) {
+			log.debug("rate for {} is set to {}", sw.getId(), rate);
 			queue.max_rate = rate;
 		}
 	}