diff --git a/certbot/main.py b/certbot/main.py
index 42ea35bb5..2301c7c43 100644
--- a/certbot/main.py
+++ b/certbot/main.py
@@ -1250,8 +1250,9 @@ def renew(config, unused_plugins):
         # users all pick the same time for renewals.  This delay precedes
         # running any hooks, so that side effects of the hooks (such as
         # shutting down a web service) aren't prolonged unnecessarily.
-        logger.info("Non-interactive renewal: delaying for a random time")
-        time.sleep(random.randint(1, 60*8))
+        sleep_time = random.randint(1, 60*8)
+        logger.info("Non-interactive renewal: random delay of %s seconds", sleep_time)
+        time.sleep(sleep_time)
 
     try:
         renewal.handle_renewal_request(config)