diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/_vendor/statsd/__init__.py b/rhodecode/lib/_vendor/statsd/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/_vendor/statsd/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/_vendor/statsd/__init__.py
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ def client_from_config(configuration, pr
     from pyramid.settings import asbool
 
     _config = statsd_config(configuration, prefix)
+    statsd_flag = _config.get('enabled')
     statsd_enabled = asbool(_config.pop('enabled', False))
     if not statsd_enabled:
-        log.debug('statsd client not enabled by statsd.enabled =  flag, skipping...')
+        log.debug('statsd client not enabled by statsd.enabled = %s flag, skipping...', statsd_flag)
         return
 
     host = _config.pop('statsd_host', HOST)