diff --git a/www-api/app/Controllers/Home.php b/www-api/app/Controllers/Home.php
index e8d556dc..977c0c2b 100644
--- a/www-api/app/Controllers/Home.php
+++ b/www-api/app/Controllers/Home.php
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ class Home extends BaseController
         try {
             // Send a ping to confirm a successful connection
             $client->selectDatabase('admin')->command(['ping' => 1]);
-            echo "Pinged your deployment. You successfully connected to MongoDB!\n";
+            //echo "Pinged your deployment. You successfully connected to MongoDB!\n";
+            log_message('critical', "Pinged your deployment. You successfully connected to MongoDB!");
         } catch (Exception $e) {
-            printf($e->getMessage());
+            log_message('critical', "Pinged your deployment. You failed connected to MongoDB! ::  ".$e->getMessage());
+           // printf($e->getMessage());
         }
 
 //$client->createDBRef()