diff --git a/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts b/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts
index cb29cb0f26..187df3040e 100644
--- a/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts
+++ b/plugins/search-backend-module-elasticsearch/src/alpha.ts
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export default createBackendModule({
         const baseKey = 'search.elasticsearch';
         const baseConfig = config.getOptional(baseKey);
         if (!baseConfig) {
+          logger.info('No configuration found under "search.elasticsearch" key.  Skipping search engine inititalization.');
           return;
         }