diff --git a/controllers/utils/base_reconciler.go b/controllers/utils/base_reconciler.go
index 082d3dd0..26594e9f 100644
--- a/controllers/utils/base_reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/utils/base_reconciler.go
@@ -361,6 +361,8 @@ func (r *ReconciliationRunner) ShouldReturn(rslt ctrl.Result, err error) bool {
 // RunReconciliationStages runs CloudStackReconcilerMethods in order and exits if an error or requeue condition is set.
 // On exit patches changes back to API.
 func (r *ReconciliationRunner) RunReconciliationStages(fns ...CloudStackReconcilerMethod) (ctrl.Result, error) {
+	r.Log.Info("Starting reconciliation")
+
 	for _, fn := range fns {
 		if rslt, err := fn(); err != nil {
 			return rslt, err
@@ -368,12 +370,18 @@ func (r *ReconciliationRunner) RunReconciliationStages(fns ...CloudStackReconcil
 			return rslt, nil
 		}
 	}
+
+	r.Log.Info("Finished reconciliation",
+		"kind", r.ReconciliationSubject.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind,
+		"name", r.ReconciliationSubject.GetName())
+
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }
 
 // RunBaseReconciliationStages runs the base reconciliation stages which are to setup the logger, get the reconciliation
 // subject, get CAPI and CloudStackClusters, and call either r.Reconcile or r.ReconcileDelete.
 func (r *ReconciliationRunner) RunBaseReconciliationStages() (res ctrl.Result, retErr error) {
+
 	defer func() {
 		if r.Patcher != nil {
 			if err := r.Patcher.Patch(r.RequestCtx, r.ReconciliationSubject); err != nil {