diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/algorand/watcher.go b/node/pkg/watchers/algorand/watcher.go
index 0c19ce477..e72e893a9 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/algorand/watcher.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/algorand/watcher.go
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@ func (e *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	logger := supervisor.Logger(ctx)
 
+	logger.Info("Starting watcher",
+		zap.String("watcher_name", "algorand"),
+		zap.String("indexerRPC", e.indexerRPC),
+		zap.String("indexerToken", e.indexerToken),
+		zap.String("algodRPC", e.algodRPC),
+		zap.String("algodToken", e.algodToken),
+		zap.Uint64("appid", e.appid),
+	)
+
 	logger.Info("Algorand watcher connecting to indexer  ", zap.String("url", e.indexerRPC))
 	logger.Info("Algorand watcher connecting to RPC node ", zap.String("url", e.algodRPC))
 
diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/aptos/watcher.go b/node/pkg/watchers/aptos/watcher.go
index 689b619c7..467191d98 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/aptos/watcher.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/aptos/watcher.go
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ func (e *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	logger := supervisor.Logger(ctx)
 
+	logger.Info("Starting watcher",
+		zap.String("watcher_name", "aptos"),
+		zap.String("aptosRPC", e.aptosRPC),
+		zap.String("aptosAccount", e.aptosAccount),
+		zap.String("aptosHandle", e.aptosHandle),
+	)
+
 	logger.Info("Aptos watcher connecting to RPC node ", zap.String("url", e.aptosRPC))
 
 	// SECURITY: the API guarantees that we only get the events from the right
diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/cosmwasm/watcher.go b/node/pkg/watchers/cosmwasm/watcher.go
index bb00e6a6d..2edff7bb4 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/cosmwasm/watcher.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/cosmwasm/watcher.go
@@ -145,6 +145,14 @@ func (e *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	errC := make(chan error)
 	logger := supervisor.Logger(ctx)
 
+	logger.Info("Starting watcher",
+		zap.String("watcher_name", "cosmwasm"),
+		zap.String("urlWS", e.urlWS),
+		zap.String("urlLCD", e.urlLCD),
+		zap.String("contract", e.contract),
+		zap.String("chainID", e.chainID.String()),
+	)
+
 	logger.Info("connecting to websocket", zap.String("network", networkName), zap.String("url", e.urlWS))
 
 	c, _, err := websocket.Dial(ctx, e.urlWS, nil)
diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/evm/watcher.go b/node/pkg/watchers/evm/watcher.go
index 67245ca9d..978662920 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/evm/watcher.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/evm/watcher.go
@@ -165,6 +165,15 @@ func NewEthWatcher(
 func (w *Watcher) Run(parentCtx context.Context) error {
 	logger := supervisor.Logger(parentCtx)
 
+	logger.Info("Starting watcher",
+		zap.String("watcher_name", "evm"),
+		zap.String("url", w.url),
+		zap.String("contract", w.contract.String()),
+		zap.String("networkName", w.networkName),
+		zap.String("chainID", w.chainID.String()),
+		zap.Bool("unsafeDevMode", w.unsafeDevMode),
+	)
+
 	// later on we will spawn multiple go-routines through `RunWithScissors`, i.e. catching panics.
 	// If any of them panic, this function will return, causing this child context to be canceled
 	// such that the other go-routines can free up resources
diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/ibc/watcher.go b/node/pkg/watchers/ibc/watcher.go
index 65e546c2b..071b081c2 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/ibc/watcher.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/ibc/watcher.go
@@ -168,6 +168,14 @@ type ibcReceivePublishEvent struct {
 // Run is the runnable for monitoring the IBC contract on wormchain.
 func (w *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	w.logger = supervisor.Logger(ctx)
+
+	w.logger.Info("Starting watcher",
+		zap.String("watcher_name", "ibc"),
+		zap.String("wsUrl", w.wsUrl),
+		zap.String("lcdUrl", w.lcdUrl),
+		zap.String("contractAddress", w.contractAddress),
+	)
+
 	errC := make(chan error)
 
 	w.logger.Info("creating watcher",
diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/near/watcher.go b/node/pkg/watchers/near/watcher.go
index 6ccfbe6fc..ed1fbf769 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/near/watcher.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/near/watcher.go
@@ -265,6 +265,13 @@ func (e *Watcher) runTxProcessor(ctx context.Context) error {
 func (e *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	logger := supervisor.Logger(ctx)
 
+	logger.Info("Starting watcher",
+		zap.String("watcher_name", "near"),
+		zap.Bool("mainnet", e.mainnet),
+		zap.String("wormholeAccount", e.wormholeAccount),
+		zap.String("nearRPC", e.nearRPC),
+	)
+
 	e.errC = make(chan error)
 
 	e.nearAPI = nearapi.NewNearApiImpl(nearapi.NewHttpNearRpc(e.nearRPC))
diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/solana/client.go b/node/pkg/watchers/solana/client.go
index a8ed8fe52..c6d2658ea 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/solana/client.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/solana/client.go
@@ -273,6 +273,19 @@ func (s *SolanaWatcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	logger := supervisor.Logger(ctx)
 
+	wsUrl := ""
+	if s.wsUrl != nil {
+		wsUrl = *s.wsUrl
+	}
+
+	logger.Info("Starting watcher",
+		zap.String("watcher_name", "solana"),
+		zap.String("rpcUrl", s.rpcUrl),
+		zap.String("wsUrl", wsUrl),
+		zap.String("contract", contractAddr),
+		zap.String("rawContract", s.rawContract),
+	)
+
 	logger.Info("Solana watcher connecting to RPC node ", zap.String("url", s.rpcUrl))
 
 	s.errC = make(chan error)
diff --git a/node/pkg/watchers/sui/watcher.go b/node/pkg/watchers/sui/watcher.go
index 934cc4e91..eb849c8ae 100644
--- a/node/pkg/watchers/sui/watcher.go
+++ b/node/pkg/watchers/sui/watcher.go
@@ -267,6 +267,14 @@ func (e *Watcher) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	logger := supervisor.Logger(ctx)
 
+	logger.Info("Starting watcher",
+		zap.String("watcher_name", "sui"),
+		zap.String("suiRPC", e.suiRPC),
+		zap.String("suiWS", e.suiWS),
+		zap.String("suiMoveEventType", e.suiMoveEventType),
+		zap.Bool("unsafeDevMode", e.unsafeDevMode),
+	)
+
 	u := url.URL{Scheme: "ws", Host: e.suiWS}
 
 	logger.Info("Sui watcher connecting to WS node ", zap.String("url", u.String()))