diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/MarketCapFilter.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/MarketCapFilter.py
index 9775d50c9..c2df8921c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/MarketCapFilter.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/MarketCapFilter.py
@@ -170,8 +170,11 @@ class MarketCapFilter(IPairList):
             # option B
             for mc_pair in marketcap_list:
                 test_pair = f"{mc_pair.upper()}/{self._stake_currency.upper}"
+                logger.info(f"Check test pair name {test_pair}")
                 if test_pair in pairlist:
+                    logger.info(f"{test_pair} is in pairlist")
                     filtered_pairlist.append(test_pair)
+                    logger.info(f"{len(filtered_pairlist)} pairs in filtered pairlist")
                     if len(filtered_pairlist) == self._max_rank:
                         break