diff --git a/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/java/org/openhab/persistence/jdbc/db/JdbcBaseDAO.java b/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/java/org/openhab/persistence/jdbc/db/JdbcBaseDAO.java
index 219f6b0785f..1be2d191618 100644
--- a/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/java/org/openhab/persistence/jdbc/db/JdbcBaseDAO.java
+++ b/bundles/persistence/org.openhab.persistence.jdbc/java/org/openhab/persistence/jdbc/db/JdbcBaseDAO.java
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ public void doCreateItemTable(ItemVO vo) {
         String sql = StringUtilsExt.replaceArrayMerge(SQL_CREATE_ITEM_TABLE,
                 new String[] { "#tableName#", "#dbType#", "#tablePrimaryKey#" },
                 new String[] { vo.getTableName(), vo.getDbType(), sqlTypes.get("tablePrimaryKey") });
+        logger.debug("JDBC::doCreateItemTable sql={}", sql);
         Yank.execute(sql, null);
     }