diff --git a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
index 38e1afd34b..723f7043f4 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/media/v1/preview_url_resource.py
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ class PreviewUrlResource(Resource):
                 consumeErrors=True
             )
             self._cache[url] = observable
+        else:
+            logger.info("Returning cached response")
 
         og = yield make_deferred_yieldable(observable.observe())
         respond_with_json_bytes(request, 200, og, send_cors=True)