diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index 62fbab8d950..b1a5a57b2f4 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2007, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  * Portions Copyright (c) 1994, Regents of the University of California
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.261 2007/02/01 19:10:25 momjian Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c,v 1.262 2007/02/07 16:44:47 tgl Exp $
  *
  *-------------------------------------------------------------------------
  */
@@ -5168,9 +5168,6 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 	/* Reload shared-memory state for prepared transactions */
 	RecoverPreparedTransactions();
 
-	ereport(LOG,
-			(errmsg("database system is ready")));
-
 	/* Shut down readFile facility, free space */
 	if (readFile >= 0)
 	{
diff --git a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
index 43d9212358b..bac1cff46e7 100644
--- a/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
+++ b/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  *
  *
  * IDENTIFICATION
- *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.516 2007/01/29 20:17:40 momjian Exp $
+ *	  $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/backend/postmaster/postmaster.c,v 1.517 2007/02/07 16:44:48 tgl Exp $
  *
  * NOTES
  *
@@ -2083,6 +2083,9 @@ reaper(SIGNAL_ARGS)
 					PgArchPID = pgarch_start();
 				if (PgStatPID == 0)
 					PgStatPID = pgstat_start();
+				/* at this point we are really open for business */
+				ereport(LOG,
+						(errmsg("database system is ready to accept connections")));
 			}
 
 			continue;