diff --git a/replica/database.cc b/replica/database.cc
index 4edc8a0974..9639e59714 100644
--- a/replica/database.cc
+++ b/replica/database.cc
@@ -2793,6 +2793,7 @@ future<> database::flush_all_tables() {
     });
     _all_tables_flushed_at = db_clock::now();
     co_await _commitlog->wait_for_pending_deletes();
+    dblog.info("Forcing new commitlog segment and flushing all tables complete");
 }
 
 future<db_clock::time_point> database::get_all_tables_flushed_at(sharded<database>& sharded_db) {
diff --git a/test/cluster/test_major_compaction.py b/test/cluster/test_major_compaction.py
index 53c300be31..5ccbec163d 100644
--- a/test/cluster/test_major_compaction.py
+++ b/test/cluster/test_major_compaction.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ async def test_major_compaction_flush_all_tables(manager: ManagerClient, compact
             await manager.api.keyspace_compaction(server.ip_addr, ks, cf)
 
             flush_log = await log.grep("Forcing new commitlog segment and flushing all tables", from_mark=mark)
-            assert len(flush_log) == (1 if expect_all_table_flush else 0)
+            assert len(flush_log) == (2 if expect_all_table_flush else 0)
 
         # all tables should be flushed the first time unless compaction_flush_all_tables_before_major_seconds == 0
         await check_all_table_flush_in_major_compaction(compaction_flush_all_tables_before_major_seconds != 0)