diff --git a/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/docker/app.py b/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/docker/app.py
index b7cf827..929c16a 100644
--- a/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/docker/app.py
+++ b/deployment/lambda/extractor_and_loader/docker/app.py
@@ -182,7 +182,9 @@ def get_file_uri(id):
 
 def handler(event, context):
     try:
+        print("trying to connect to db")
         init_db()
+        print("connected to db")
         for r in event.get("Records", []):
             body = json.loads(r["body"])
             id_ = body.get("id")