diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
index 7de4df0f..996ae098 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
     {
         private static ILogger log = AyaNova.Util.ApplicationLogging.CreateLogger("CoreJobBackup");
         private static bool BackupIsRunning = false;
+        private static string LastLoggedBackupStatus = null;
         private const int MAXIMUM_MS_ALLOWED_FOR_PROCESSING = 10 * 60 * 1000;//wild assed guess 10 minutes maximum to run backup command, ever
 
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -30,11 +31,15 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             if (!OnDemand)
             {
                 log.LogTrace("Checking if backup should run");
-                if (!ServerGlobalOpsSettingsCache.Backup.Active)
+                //case 4685: the schedule at Debug level, logged once each time it changes instead of on every pass
+                var backupStatus = ServerGlobalOpsSettingsCache.BackupStatusText();
+                if (backupStatus != LastLoggedBackupStatus)
                 {
-                    log.LogDebug("Automatic backup is set to INACTIVE - not backing up");
-                    return;
+                    log.LogDebug(backupStatus);
+                    LastLoggedBackupStatus = backupStatus;
                 }
+                if (!ServerGlobalOpsSettingsCache.Backup.Active)
+                    return;
 
                 if (DateTime.UtcNow < ServerGlobalOpsSettingsCache.NextBackup)
                 {