diff --git a/src/serena/project.py b/src/serena/project.py
index cc7b12f6..863a4784 100644
--- a/src/serena/project.py
+++ b/src/serena/project.py
@@ -28,9 +28,7 @@ class Project:
             log.info(f"Using {len(ignored_patterns)} ignored paths from the explicit project configuration.")
             log.debug(f"Ignored paths: {ignored_patterns}")
         if project_config.ignore_all_files_in_gitignore:
-            log.info(f"Parsing all gitignore files in {self.project_root}")
             gitignore_parser = GitignoreParser(self.project_root)
-            log.info(f"Found {len(gitignore_parser.get_ignore_specs())} gitignore files.")
             for spec in gitignore_parser.get_ignore_specs():
                 log.debug(f"Adding {len(spec.patterns)} patterns from {spec.file_path} to the ignored paths.")
                 ignored_patterns.extend(spec.patterns)
diff --git a/src/serena/util/file_system.py b/src/serena/util/file_system.py
index 1869402c..b82d6f07 100644
--- a/src/serena/util/file_system.py
+++ b/src/serena/util/file_system.py
@@ -151,8 +151,11 @@ class GitignoreParser:
 
         :return: List of absolute paths to .gitignore files
         """
+        log.info("Looking for .gitignore files in %s", self.repo_root)
         relative_paths = glob.glob("**/.gitignore", root_dir=self.repo_root, recursive=True)
-        return [os.path.join(self.repo_root, rel_path) for rel_path in relative_paths]
+        result = [os.path.join(self.repo_root, rel_path) for rel_path in relative_paths]
+        log.info("Found %s .gitignore files", len(result))
+        return result
 
     def _create_ignore_spec(self, gitignore_file_path: str) -> GitignoreSpec:
         """