diff --git a/src/python/dm/daq_web_service/service/impl/fileSystemObserver.py b/src/python/dm/daq_web_service/service/impl/fileSystemObserver.py
index b4764f5f8379b9dc18b74fed1930b783ebf94959..3345e89871abe5b853c80bcc6bddc4ccb9bd7b63 100755
--- a/src/python/dm/daq_web_service/service/impl/fileSystemObserver.py
+++ b/src/python/dm/daq_web_service/service/impl/fileSystemObserver.py
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ class FileSystemObserver(threading.Thread,Singleton):
         configItems = cm.getConfigItems(FileSystemObserver.CONFIG_SECTION_NAME)
         self.logger.debug('Got config items: %s' % configItems)
         self.minFileProcessingDelayInSeconds = int(cm.getConfigOption(FileSystemObserver.CONFIG_SECTION_NAME, FileSystemObserver.MIN_FILE_PROCESSING_DELAY_IN_SECONDS_KEY))
-        self.fileSystemTimeoutInSeconds = int(cm.getConfigOption(FileSystemObserver.CONFIG_SECTION_NAME, FileSystemObserver.FILE_SYSTEM_EVENT_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS_KEY))
+        self.logger.debug('Minimum file processing delay: %s seconds' % self.minFileProcessingDelayInSeconds)
+        self.fileSystemEventTimeoutInSeconds = int(cm.getConfigOption(FileSystemObserver.CONFIG_SECTION_NAME, FileSystemObserver.FILE_SYSTEM_EVENT_TIMEOUT_IN_SECONDS_KEY))
+        self.logger.debug('File system event timeout: %s seconds' % self.fileSystemEventTimeoutInSeconds)
 
     @ThreadingUtility.synchronize
     def startObservingPath(self, dataDirectory, experiment):
@@ -121,7 +123,7 @@ class FileSystemObserver(threading.Thread,Singleton):
                     self.processFile(filePath)
             except Exception, ex:
                 self.logger.exception(ex)
-            self.eventFlag.wait(timeout=self.fileSystemTimeoutInSeconds)
+            self.eventFlag.wait(timeout=self.fileSystemEventTimeoutInSeconds)
 
     @ThreadingUtility.synchronize
     def stop(self):