diff --git a/src/utils/ultralytics_16bit_patch.py b/src/utils/ultralytics_16bit_patch.py
index adff32d..45ca205 100644
--- a/src/utils/ultralytics_16bit_patch.py
+++ b/src/utils/ultralytics_16bit_patch.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 
 from typing import Optional
 
+from src.utils.logger import get_logger
+
+logger = get_logger(__name__)
+
 
 def apply_ultralytics_16bit_tiff_patches(*, force: bool = False) -> None:
     """Apply runtime monkey-patches to Ultralytics to better support 16-bit TIFFs.
@@ -76,8 +80,10 @@ def apply_ultralytics_16bit_tiff_patches(*, force: bool = False) -> None:
                     arr = arr[:, :, :3]
 
             # Ensure contiguous array for downstream OpenCV ops.
+            logger.info(f"Loading with monkey-patched imread: {filename}")
             return np.ascontiguousarray(arr)
 
+        logger.info(f"Loading with original imread: {filename}")
         return _original_imread(filename, flags)
 
     # Patch the canonical reference.