diff --git a/lib/src/unit/ViewEngine.ts b/lib/src/unit/ViewEngine.ts
index f2a3a5f..5107447 100644
--- a/lib/src/unit/ViewEngine.ts
+++ b/lib/src/unit/ViewEngine.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ export default class ViewEngine extends LifecycleUnit {
         }
 
         this.template_dir = this.app.app_path(base_dir)
+console.log('view engine template dir', { base_dir, template_dir: this.template_dir })
         this.engine = config
         this.logger.info(`Determined view engine from config: ${config}`)
         this.logger.info(`Determined base directory for templates: ${this.template_dir}`)