diff --git a/source/java/org/apache/lucene/store/FSDirectory.java b/source/java/org/apache/lucene/store/FSDirectory.java
index 3b7c289eb2..c1132bb4c8 100644
--- a/source/java/org/apache/lucene/store/FSDirectory.java
+++ b/source/java/org/apache/lucene/store/FSDirectory.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import java.security.MessageDigest;
 import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.util.Hashtable;
 
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
+import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexFileNameFilter;
 
 /**
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexFileNameFilter;
  */
 public class FSDirectory extends Directory {
     
+    private static Log s_logger = LogFactory.getLog(FSDirectory.class);
+    
   /** This cache of directories ensures that there is a unique Directory
    * instance per path, so that synchronization on the Directory can be used to
    * synchronize access between readers and writers.
@@ -159,6 +163,11 @@ public class FSDirectory extends Directory {
   private void init(File path, boolean create) throws IOException {
     directory = path;
     
+    if(s_logger.isDebugEnabled())
+    {
+        s_logger.debug("Alfresco FSDirectory used for "+path+" create = "+create);
+    }
+    
     if (LOCK_DIR == null) {
       lockDir = directory;
     }