diff --git a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/tasks/PluginTaskInfoProvider.java b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/tasks/PluginTaskInfoProvider.java
index 772d31641d25bf53d3bfc8973d3659e463df0e45..33184ce4751aa9d5f55c098fd62200e97ec6b25d 100644
--- a/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/tasks/PluginTaskInfoProvider.java
+++ b/datastore_server/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/dss/generic/server/plugins/tasks/PluginTaskInfoProvider.java
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
+
 import ch.rinn.restrictions.Private;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.LogCategory;
+import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.logging.LogFactory;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.properties.PropertyParametersUtil;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.properties.PropertyParametersUtil.SectionProperties;
 import ch.systemsx.cisd.common.properties.PropertyUtils;
@@ -44,6 +48,9 @@ public class PluginTaskInfoProvider implements IPluginTaskInfoProvider
 {
     public static final String STOREROOT_DIR_KEY = "storeroot-dir";
 
+    private static final Logger operationLog = LogFactory.getLogger(LogCategory.OPERATION,
+            PluginTaskInfoProvider.class);
+
     /** name of archiver properties section */
     @Private
     static final String ARCHIVER_SECTION_NAME = "archiver";
@@ -145,6 +152,7 @@ public class PluginTaskInfoProvider implements IPluginTaskInfoProvider
         reportingPlugins.check(false);
         sequenceDatabasePlugins.check(false);
         archiverTaskFactory.check(storeRoot);
+        operationLog.info("Session workspace root directory: " + sessionWorkspaceRootDir);
     }
 
     @Override