diff --git a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-wait-for-start.sh b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-wait-for-start.sh
index 72e9a1dc..aef98bcb 100644
--- a/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-wait-for-start.sh
+++ b/registry/coder/modules/agentapi/scripts/agentapi-wait-for-start.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ port=${1:-3284}
 agentapi_started=false
 
 echo "Waiting for agentapi server to start on port $port..."
+start=$(date +%s)
 while true; do
     if curl -f "http://localhost:$port/status"; then
-      echo "$(date): agentapi response received"
       agentapi_started=true
+      elapsed=$(($(date +%s) - start))
+      echo "$(date): agentapi server started after $elapsed seconds"
       break
     else
       echo "$(date): agentapi server not responding"