diff --git a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py
index c250308e874e5..b69bd3d8f55fd 100644
--- a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py
+++ b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py
@@ -883,8 +883,8 @@ class NixlConnectorWorker:
                 xfer_state = self.nixl_wrapper.check_xfer_state(handle)
                 if xfer_state == "DONE":
                     self.nixl_wrapper.release_xfer_handle(handle)
-                    logger.debug("[nixl connector] req_id %s remote_engine_id %s transfer time: %s",
-                                 req_id, remote_id, current_time - _xfer_stime)
+                    logger.info("========= TRANSFER: req_id %s remote_engine_id %s transfer time: %s",
+                                req_id, remote_id, current_time - _xfer_stime)
                 elif xfer_state == "PROC":
                     in_progress = True
                     continue