diff --git a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py
index 82c073ff2..80aefee00 100644
--- a/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py
+++ b/monkey/infection_monkey/exploit/powershell_utils/powershell_client.py
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class PowerShellClient(IPowerShellClient):
         # Attempt to execute dir command to know if authentication was successful. This will raise
         # an exception if authentication was not successful.
         self.execute_cmd("dir")
+        logger.debug("Successfully authenticated to remote PowerShell service")
 
     def execute_cmd(self, cmd: str) -> str:
         output, _, _ = self._client.execute_cmd(cmd)