diff --git a/src/calibre/srv/auto_reload.py b/src/calibre/srv/auto_reload.py
index b2cf2e7083..161dfc024b 100644
--- a/src/calibre/srv/auto_reload.py
+++ b/src/calibre/srv/auto_reload.py
@@ -270,6 +270,7 @@ class Worker(object):
             if join_process(self.p) is None:
                 self.p.kill()
                 self.p.wait()
+            self.log('Killed server process %d with return code: %d' % (self.p.pid, self.p.returncode))
             self.p = None
 
     def restart(self, forced=False):