diff --git a/packages/server/src/clients/filecoin.ts b/packages/server/src/clients/filecoin.ts
index 005e37b..8abafc7 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/clients/filecoin.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/clients/filecoin.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 import { mainnet } from "@filecoin-shipyard/lotus-client-schema"
 import { NodejsProvider } from "@filecoin-shipyard/lotus-client-provider-nodejs"
 import { LotusRPC } from "@filecoin-shipyard/lotus-client-rpc"
+import logger from "../logger"
 
 const endpointURL = process.env["FILECOIN_CLIENT_URL"]
 const provider = new NodejsProvider(endpointURL)
 const client = new LotusRPC(provider, { schema: mainnet.fullNode })
 
+client
+  .chainHead()
+  .then((chainHead) => logger.info(`Connected to Lotus: ${chainHead}`))
+
 export default client
diff --git a/packages/server/src/routes/pinning-route.ts b/packages/server/src/routes/pinning-route.ts
index d279cd4..492489c 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/routes/pinning-route.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/routes/pinning-route.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Pin, PinStatus, Status } from "@crate/types"
 import { Router } from "express"
 import { uuid } from "uuidv4"
+import fcClient from "../clients/filecoin"
 
 const router = Router()