diff --git a/opentracker.c b/opentracker.c
index 8e04907..8d56ed6 100644
--- a/opentracker.c
+++ b/opentracker.c
@@ -722,7 +722,8 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
   trackerlogic_init( );
 
 #ifdef _DEBUG_RANDOMTORRENTS
-  trackerlogic_add_random_torrents(1024*1024*1);
+  fprintf(stderr, "DEBUG: Generating %zd random peers on random torrents. This may take a while. (Setting RANDOMTORRENTS in trackerlogic.h\n", RANDOMTORRENTS);
+  trackerlogic_add_random_torrents(RANDOMTORRENTS);
 #endif
 
   if( statefile )
diff --git a/trackerlogic.h b/trackerlogic.h
index 7e6e8ad..e43fcdb 100644
--- a/trackerlogic.h
+++ b/trackerlogic.h
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ typedef struct { ot_ip6 address; int bits; }
 #define OT_BUCKET_COUNT (1<<OT_BUCKET_COUNT_BITS)
 #define OT_BUCKET_COUNT_SHIFT (32-OT_BUCKET_COUNT_BITS)
 
+/* if _DEBUG_RANDOMTORRENTS is set, this is the amount of torrents to create
+   on startup */
+#define RANDOMTORRENTS (1024*1024*1)
+
 /* From opentracker.c */
 extern time_t g_now_seconds;
 extern volatile int g_opentracker_running;