diff --git a/bookwyrm/settings.py b/bookwyrm/settings.py
index 6da6f4bae..5e2d063e3 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/settings.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/settings.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ from django.core.exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
 
 # pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
+print("Current working directory: ", os.getcwd())
+
 env = Env()
 env.read_env()
 DOMAIN = env("DOMAIN")