diff --git a/src/v/net/conn_quota.cc b/src/v/net/conn_quota.cc
index 6eb5ff8b97cb..70b48a245050 100644
--- a/src/v/net/conn_quota.cc
+++ b/src/v/net/conn_quota.cc
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ void conn_quota::put(ss::net::inet_address addr) {
     if (_cfg.max_connections_per_ip()) {
         do_put(addr);
     }
+
+    vlog(rpc::rpclog.trace, "leaving put({})", addr);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -557,4 +559,4 @@ bool conn_quota::test_only_is_in_reclaim(ss::net::inet_address addr) const {
     }
 }
 
-} // namespace net
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace net