diff --git a/relayer/chains/cosmos/message_handlers.go b/relayer/chains/cosmos/message_handlers.go
index f9a9bd0f9..1e6a811c0 100644
--- a/relayer/chains/cosmos/message_handlers.go
+++ b/relayer/chains/cosmos/message_handlers.go
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ func (ccp *CosmosChainProcessor) handleChannelMessage(eventType string, ci provi
 			ccp.channelStateCache[channelKey] = false
 		case chantypes.EventTypeChannelOpenAck, chantypes.EventTypeChannelOpenConfirm:
 			ccp.channelStateCache[channelKey] = true
+			ccp.logChannelOpenMessage(eventType, ci)
 		case chantypes.EventTypeChannelCloseConfirm:
 			for k := range ccp.channelStateCache {
 				if k.PortID == ci.PortID && k.ChannelID == ci.ChannelID {
@@ -182,6 +183,16 @@ func (ccp *CosmosChainProcessor) logChannelMessage(message string, ci provider.C
 	)
 }
 
+func (ccp *CosmosChainProcessor) logChannelOpenMessage(message string, ci provider.ChannelInfo) {
+	fields := []zap.Field{
+
+		zap.String("channel_id", ci.ChannelID),
+		zap.String("connection_id", ci.ConnID),
+		zap.String("port_id", ci.PortID),
+	}
+	ccp.log.Info("Successfully created new channel", fields...)
+}
+
 func (ccp *CosmosChainProcessor) logConnectionMessage(message string, ci provider.ConnectionInfo) {
 	ccp.logObservedIBCMessage(message,
 		zap.String("client_id", ci.ClientID),