diff --git a/node/node_handler.go b/node/node_handler.go
index f23c7d518..ea639965e 100644
--- a/node/node_handler.go
+++ b/node/node_handler.go
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ func (node *Node) SendPongMessage() {
 						utils.GetLogInstance().Error("[PONG] failed to send pong message", "group", node.NodeConfig.GetShardGroupID())
 						continue
 					} else {
-						utils.GetLogInstance().Info("[PONG] sent pong message to", "group", node.NodeConfig.GetShardGroupID())
+						utils.GetLogInstance().Info("[PONG] sent pong message to", "group", node.NodeConfig.GetShardGroupID(), "# nodes", numPeersNow)
 					}
 					sentMessage = true
 					// stop sending ping message