diff --git a/src/commands/dev/programmatic-netlify-dev.ts b/src/commands/dev/programmatic-netlify-dev.ts
index 994a2fc5732..1af5eb7c01b 100644
--- a/src/commands/dev/programmatic-netlify-dev.ts
+++ b/src/commands/dev/programmatic-netlify-dev.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import process from 'process'
 
 import { NetlifyDev } from '@netlify/dev'
 
-import { NETLIFYDEVWARN, log } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
+import { NETLIFYDEVLOG, NETLIFYDEVWARN, log } from '../../utils/command-helpers.js'
 import type { EnvironmentVariables } from '../../utils/types.js'
 
 interface StartNetlifyDevOptions {
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ export const startNetlifyDev = async ({
 
   if (process.env.NETLIFY_DB_URL) {
     env.NETLIFY_DB_URL = { sources: ['internal'], value: process.env.NETLIFY_DB_URL }
+    log(`${NETLIFYDEVLOG} Local DB ready: ${process.env.NETLIFY_DB_URL}`)
   }
 
   return netlifyDev
diff --git a/tests/integration/commands/dev/dev.programmatic-netlify-dev.test.ts b/tests/integration/commands/dev/dev.programmatic-netlify-dev.test.ts
index 304c4fcef13..6003a29b5fb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/commands/dev/dev.programmatic-netlify-dev.test.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/commands/dev/dev.programmatic-netlify-dev.test.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe('@netlify/dev integration', () => {
         const body = await response.text()
         console.log(body)
         t.expect(body).toEqual(JSON.stringify({ sum: 2 }))
+        t.expect(server.output).toMatch(/Local DB ready: postgres:\/\/localhost:\d+\/postgres/)
       })
     })
   })
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ describe('@netlify/dev integration', () => {
 
         t.expect(response.status).toBe(200)
         t.expect(body).toEqual(JSON.stringify({ url: '' }))
+        t.expect(server.output).not.toContain('Local DB ready:')
       })
     })
   })