diff --git a/ypbind-post-waitbind b/ypbind-post-waitbind
index 8029d69..57d7624 100755
--- a/ypbind-post-waitbind
+++ b/ypbind-post-waitbind
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # ypwhich has a hardcoded 15sec timeout
 [ -z "$NISTIMEOUT" ] && NISTIMEOUT=45
 
-echo -n $"Binding NIS service: "
+logger -t ypbind $"Binding NIS service"
 
 timeout=10
 firsttime=1
@@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ then
     fi
 fi
 sleep 2
-echo -n "."
 done
+
+logger -t ypbind "Binding took $SECONDS seconds"
+
 if [ $retval -eq 0 ]; then
 logger -t ypbind \
     "NIS domain: `domainname`, NIS server: `ypwhich 2> /dev/null`"
@@ -43,5 +45,3 @@ logger -t ypbind \
     "NIS server for domain `domainname` is not responding."
 fi
 
-echo
-
diff --git a/ypbind-pre-setdomain b/ypbind-pre-setdomain
index db711c5..26038fd 100755
--- a/ypbind-pre-setdomain
+++ b/ypbind-pre-setdomain
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ if [ "$DOMAINNAME" = "(none)" -o "$DOMAINNAME" = "" ]; then
     echo -n $"Setting NIS domain: "
     if [ -n "$NISDOMAIN" ]; then
 	domainname $NISDOMAIN
+	echo $"'$NISDOMAIN' (environment variable)"
     else # See if the domain is set in config file
 	NISDOMAIN=`awk '{ if ($1 == "domain") {print $2; exit} }' /etc/yp.conf`
 	if [ -n "$NISDOMAIN" ]; then
-            domainname $NISDOMAIN
+	    domainname $NISDOMAIN
+	    echo $"'$NISDOMAIN' (/etc/yp.conf)"
 	else
             logger -t ypbind $"domain not found"
         fi
diff --git a/ypbind.spec b/ypbind.spec
index 0813d80..6bc1b31 100644
--- a/ypbind.spec
+++ b/ypbind.spec
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Thu Sep 15 2011 Honza Horak <hhorak@redhat.com> - 3:1.33-6
 - Fixed systemd unit file
+- Log messages when starting ypbind service made more verbose
 
 * Tue Aug 02 2011 Honza Horak <hhorak@redhat.com> - 3:1.33-5
 - Fixed rpmlint errors