diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 4808e7f7..33c29228 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -506,12 +506,14 @@ void setup() {
            (chip_info.features & CHIP_FEATURE_EMB_FLASH) ? "embedded"
                                                          : "external");
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "ESP32 SDK: %s", ESP.getSdkVersion());
-#endif
+  ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Free RAM: %d bytes", ESP.getFreeHeap());
 
 #ifdef HAS_GPS
   ESP_LOGI(TAG, "TinyGPS+ version %s", TinyGPSPlus::libraryVersion());
 #endif
 
+#endif // verbose
+
   // read settings from NVRAM
   loadConfig(); // includes initialize if necessary