diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/builder.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/builder.cc
index 2a31ff2e..f89aee72 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/builder.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/builder.cc
@@ -225,9 +225,11 @@ State::StepResult State::doBuildStep(nix::ref<Store> destStore, Step::ptr step,
                 finishBuildStep(txn, result.startTime, result.stopTime, result.overhead,
                     build->id, stepNr, machine->sshName, bsSuccess);
 
-                for (auto & b : direct)
+                for (auto & b : direct) {
+                    printMsg(lvlInfo, format("marking build %1% as succeeded") % b->id);
                     markSucceededBuild(txn, b, res, build != b || result.isCached,
                         result.startTime, result.stopTime);
+                }
 
                 txn.commit();
             }
diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
index b1842523..a87c10eb 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
@@ -353,8 +353,6 @@ void visitDependencies(std::function<void(Step::ptr)> visitor, Step::ptr start)
 void State::markSucceededBuild(pqxx::work & txn, Build::ptr build,
     const BuildOutput & res, bool isCachedBuild, time_t startTime, time_t stopTime)
 {
-    printMsg(lvlInfo, format("marking build %1% as succeeded") % build->id);
-
     if (build->finishedInDB) return;
 
     if (txn.parameterized("select 1 from Builds where id = $1 and finished = 0")(build->id).exec().empty()) return;
diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/queue-monitor.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/queue-monitor.cc
index 5fcccae3..280d4a12 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/queue-monitor.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/queue-monitor.cc
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ bool State::getQueuedBuilds(Connection & conn, ref<Store> localStore,
             auto mc = startDbUpdate();
             pqxx::work txn(conn);
             time_t now = time(0);
+            printMsg(lvlInfo, format("marking build %1% as succeeded (cached)") % build->id);
             markSucceededBuild(txn, build, res, true, now, now);
             txn.commit();
             }