diff --git a/common/redis.go b/common/redis.go
index 8b34a083..a46ddf70 100644
--- a/common/redis.go
+++ b/common/redis.go
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ func InitRedisClient() (err error) {
 		SysLog("REDIS_CONN_STRING not set, Redis is not enabled")
 		return nil
 	}
+	SysLog("Redis is enabled")
 	opt, err := redis.ParseURL(os.Getenv("REDIS_CONN_STRING"))
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(err)
+		FatalLog(err)
 	}
 	RDB = redis.NewClient(opt)
 
diff --git a/model/main.go b/model/main.go
index 71f3771e..b4932ff5 100644
--- a/model/main.go
+++ b/model/main.go
@@ -42,17 +42,19 @@ func InitDB() (err error) {
 	var db *gorm.DB
 	if os.Getenv("SQL_DSN") != "" {
 		// Use MySQL
+		common.SysLog("using MySQL as database")
 		db, err = gorm.Open(mysql.Open(os.Getenv("SQL_DSN")), &gorm.Config{
 			PrepareStmt: true, // precompile SQL
 		})
 	} else {
 		// Use SQLite
+		common.SysLog("SQL_DSN not set, using SQLite as database")
 		common.UsingSQLite = true
 		db, err = gorm.Open(sqlite.Open(common.SQLitePath), &gorm.Config{
 			PrepareStmt: true, // precompile SQL
 		})
-		common.SysLog("SQL_DSN not set, using SQLite as database")
 	}
+	common.SysLog("Database connected")
 	if err == nil {
 		DB = db
 		if !common.IsMasterNode {
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@ func InitDB() (err error) {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+		common.SysLog("Database migrated")
 		err = createRootAccountIfNeed()
 		return err
 	} else {