diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Manager.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Manager.pm
index e95fb603..80ea1fd4 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Manager.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Manager.pm
@@ -35,8 +35,10 @@ sub worker_body {
   my $self = shift;
   my $wid = $self->wid;
 
-  return debug "mgr ($wid): no need for manager... quitting"
-    if setting('workers')->{'no_manager'};
+  if (setting('workers')->{'no_manager'}) {
+      prctl sprintf 'netdisco-daemon: worker #%s manager: shutdown', $wid;
+      return debug "mgr ($wid): no need for manager... quitting"
+  }
 
   my $num_slots =
     MCE::Util::_parse_max_workers( setting('workers')->{tasks} )
diff --git a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Scheduler.pm b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Scheduler.pm
index 198872b8..cd71b55e 100644
--- a/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Scheduler.pm
+++ b/Netdisco/lib/App/Netdisco/Daemon/Worker/Scheduler.pm
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ sub worker_body {
   my $self = shift;
   my $wid = $self->wid;
 
-  return debug "sch ($wid): no need for scheduler... quitting"
-    unless setting('schedule');
+  unless (setting('schedule')) {
+      prctl sprintf 'netdisco-daemon: worker #%s scheduler: shutdown', $wid;
+      return debug "sch ($wid): no need for scheduler... quitting"
+  }
 
   while (1) {
       # sleep until some point in the next minute