diff --git a/python/src/wslink/backends/aiohttp/__init__.py b/python/src/wslink/backends/aiohttp/__init__.py
index 3ca8fb18..c77a384d 100644
--- a/python/src/wslink/backends/aiohttp/__init__.py
+++ b/python/src/wslink/backends/aiohttp/__init__.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 async def _on_startup(app):
     # Emit an expected log message so launcher.py knows we've started up.
-    logging.critical("wslink: Starting factory")
+    print("wslink: Starting factory")
     # We've seen some issues with stdout buffering - be conservative.
     sys.stdout.flush()