diff --git a/service/runway/server/main.go b/service/runway/server/main.go
index dc9985001..f95a9bf97 100644
--- a/service/runway/server/main.go
+++ b/service/runway/server/main.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func run() error {
 	}
 	defer mysqlQueue.Close()
 
-	logger.Info("initialized queue", zap.String("dsn", queueDSN))
+	logQueueInitialized(logger)
 
 	subscriberName := os.Getenv("HOSTNAME")
 	if subscriberName == "" {
@@ -305,6 +305,12 @@ func run() error {
 	return err
 }
 
+const queueBackendMySQL = "mysql"
+
+func logQueueInitialized(logger *zap.Logger) {
+	logger.Info("initialized queue", zap.String("backend", queueBackendMySQL))
+}
+
 // newMergerFactory builds the mergers for the server.
 //
 // MERGER pins every queue to one implementation explicitly, which is how a test