diff --git a/crates/astria-sequencer/src/sequencer.rs b/crates/astria-sequencer/src/sequencer.rs
index e5afee9e2..f961d9cc5 100644
--- a/crates/astria-sequencer/src/sequencer.rs
+++ b/crates/astria-sequencer/src/sequencer.rs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ impl Sequencer {
             .wrap_err("failed to parse grpc_addr address")?;
         let grpc_server_handle = start_grpc_server(&storage, mempool, grpc_addr, shutdown_rx);
 
+        info!(config.listen_addr, "starting abci server");
         let abci_server_handle = start_abci_server(
             &storage,
             app,
@@ -206,8 +207,7 @@ fn start_abci_server(
         .snapshot(snapshot_service)
         .finish()
         .ok_or_eyre("server builder didn't return server; are all fields set?")?;
-
-    info!(listen_addr, "starting sequencer");
+    
     let abci_url = Url::parse(listen_addr).wrap_err("failed to parse listen_addr")?;
     let validated_listen_addr = match abci_url.scheme() {
         "unix" => match abci_url.to_file_path() {