diff --git a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/weight_loader.py b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/weight_loader.py
index d6660c95a7..7a631f45f6 100644
--- a/tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/weight_loader.py
+++ b/tensorrt_llm/_torch/models/checkpoints/hf/weight_loader.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class HfWeightLoader(BaseWeightLoader):
 
     @staticmethod
     def _load_safetensors_file(file):
+        logger.info(f"Start to load safetensor file {file}")
         return safetensors.torch.load_file(file)
 
     @staticmethod