diff --git a/cmd/serve_api.go b/cmd/serve_api.go
index 63a3fc26ea..54012966a8 100644
--- a/cmd/serve_api.go
+++ b/cmd/serve_api.go
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ HTTP CONTROLS
 		n.Use(negronilogrus.NewMiddlewareFromLogger(logger, "oathkeeper-api"))
 
 		if ok, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("disable-telemetry"); !ok {
+			logger.Println("Transmission of telemetry data is enabled, to learn more go to: https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/latest/telemetry/")
+
 			segmentMiddleware := metrics.NewMetricsManager(
 				metrics.Hash(viper.GetString("DATABASE_URL")),
 				viper.GetString("DATABASE_URL") != "memory",
diff --git a/cmd/serve_proxy.go b/cmd/serve_proxy.go
index b951387a49..8f2af269c9 100644
--- a/cmd/serve_proxy.go
+++ b/cmd/serve_proxy.go
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@ OTHER CONTROLS
 		n.Use(negronilogrus.NewMiddlewareFromLogger(logger, "oathkeeper-proxy"))
 
 		if ok, _ := cmd.Flags().GetBool("disable-telemetry"); !ok {
+			logger.Println("Transmission of telemetry data is enabled, to learn more go to: https://www.ory.sh/docs/guides/latest/telemetry/")
+
 			segmentMiddleware := metrics.NewMetricsManager(
 				metrics.Hash(viper.GetString("DATABASE_URL")),
 				viper.GetString("DATABASE_URL") != "memory",