diff --git a/go/base/utils.go b/go/base/utils.go
index 727bc57..9c47407 100644
--- a/go/base/utils.go
+++ b/go/base/utils.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	gosql "database/sql"
+
 	"github.com/github/gh-ost/go/mysql"
 	"github.com/outbrain/golib/log"
 )
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ func StringContainsAll(s string, substrings ...string) bool {
 	return nonEmptyStringsFound
 }
 
-func ValidateConnection(db *gosql.DB, connectionConfig *mysql.ConnectionConfig) (string, error) {
+func ValidateConnection(db *gosql.DB, connectionConfig *mysql.ConnectionConfig, name string) (string, error) {
 	query := `select @@global.port, @@global.version`
 	var port, extraPort int
 	var version string
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func ValidateConnection(db *gosql.DB, connectionConfig *mysql.ConnectionConfig)
 	}
 
 	if connectionConfig.Key.Port == port || (extraPort > 0 && connectionConfig.Key.Port == extraPort) {
-		log.Infof("connection validated on %+v", connectionConfig.Key)
+		log.Infof("%s connection validated on %+v", name, connectionConfig.Key)
 		return version, nil
 	} else if extraPort == 0 {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unexpected database port reported: %+v", port)
diff --git a/go/logic/applier.go b/go/logic/applier.go
index 419800d..9e645f4 100644
--- a/go/logic/applier.go
+++ b/go/logic/applier.go
@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ type Applier struct {
 	db               *gosql.DB
 	singletonDB      *gosql.DB
 	migrationContext *base.MigrationContext
+	name             string
 }
 
 func NewApplier() *Applier {
 	return &Applier{
 		connectionConfig: base.GetMigrationContext().ApplierConnectionConfig,
 		migrationContext: base.GetMigrationContext(),
+		name:             "applier",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -53,11 +55,11 @@ func (this *Applier) InitDBConnections() (err error) {
 		return err
 	}
 	this.singletonDB.SetMaxOpenConns(1)
-	version, err := base.ValidateConnection(this.db, this.connectionConfig)
+	version, err := base.ValidateConnection(this.db, this.connectionConfig, this.name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if _, err := base.ValidateConnection(this.singletonDB, this.connectionConfig); err != nil {
+	if _, err := base.ValidateConnection(this.singletonDB, this.connectionConfig, this.name); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	this.migrationContext.ApplierMySQLVersion = version
diff --git a/go/logic/inspect.go b/go/logic/inspect.go
index 6efacf9..1c18642 100644
--- a/go/logic/inspect.go
+++ b/go/logic/inspect.go
@@ -29,12 +29,14 @@ type Inspector struct {
 	connectionConfig *mysql.ConnectionConfig
 	db               *gosql.DB
 	migrationContext *base.MigrationContext
+	name             string
 }
 
 func NewInspector() *Inspector {
 	return &Inspector{
 		connectionConfig: base.GetMigrationContext().InspectorConnectionConfig,
 		migrationContext: base.GetMigrationContext(),
+		name:             "inspector",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -196,7 +198,7 @@ func (this *Inspector) validateConnection() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("MySQL replication length limited to 32 characters. See https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/assigning-passwords.html")
 	}
 
-	version, err := base.ValidateConnection(this.db, this.connectionConfig)
+	version, err := base.ValidateConnection(this.db, this.connectionConfig, this.name)
 	this.migrationContext.InspectorMySQLVersion = version
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/go/logic/streamer.go b/go/logic/streamer.go
index 14ac6ab..275af55 100644
--- a/go/logic/streamer.go
+++ b/go/logic/streamer.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type EventsStreamer struct {
 	listenersMutex           *sync.Mutex
 	eventsChannel            chan *binlog.BinlogEntry
 	binlogReader             *binlog.GoMySQLReader
+	name                     string
 }
 
 func NewEventsStreamer() *EventsStreamer {
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ func NewEventsStreamer() *EventsStreamer {
 		listeners:        [](*BinlogEventListener){},
 		listenersMutex:   &sync.Mutex{},
 		eventsChannel:    make(chan *binlog.BinlogEntry, EventsChannelBufferSize),
+		name:             "streamer",
 	}
 }
 
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ func (this *EventsStreamer) InitDBConnections() (err error) {
 	if this.db, _, err = sqlutils.GetDB(EventsStreamerUri); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if _, err := base.ValidateConnection(this.db, this.connectionConfig); err != nil {
+	if _, err := base.ValidateConnection(this.db, this.connectionConfig, this.name); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if err := this.readCurrentBinlogCoordinates(); err != nil {