diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index eab5c5ede..cb711f034 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # Change Log
 
 ## [master](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/master) (N/A)
+- (Maintenance) Update go-driver to v1.6.0, update IsNotFound() checks
+- (Improvement) Print assigned node name to log and condition message when pod is scheduled
 
 ## [1.2.34](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/1.2.34) (2023-10-16
 - (Bugfix) Fix make manifests-crd-file command
@@ -16,7 +18,6 @@
 - (Maintenance) Make scale_down_candidate annotation obsolete
 - (Bugfix) Fix ResignJob ID propagation
 - (Bugfix) Allow shards with RF1 in EnforcedResignLeadership action
-- (Maintenance) Update go-driver to v1.6.0, update IsNotFound() checks
  
 ## [1.2.33](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/1.2.33) (2023-09-27)
 - (Maintenance) Bump golang.org/x/net to v0.13.0
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_inspector.go b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_inspector.go
index 0eebbde2f..607cd2776 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_inspector.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/resources/pod_inspector.go
@@ -380,7 +380,9 @@ func (r *Resources) InspectPods(ctx context.Context, cachedStatus inspectorInter
 		}
 
 		if k8sutil.IsPodScheduled(pod) {
-			if memberStatus.Conditions.Update(api.ConditionTypeScheduled, true, "Pod is scheduled", "") {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Assigned to node %s", pod.Spec.NodeName)
+			if memberStatus.Conditions.Update(api.ConditionTypeScheduled, true, "Pod is scheduled", msg) {
+				log.Str("pod-name", pod.GetName()).Str("node", pod.Spec.NodeName).Info("Member has been scheduled")
 				updateMemberStatusNeeded = true
 				nextInterval = nextInterval.ReduceTo(recheckSoonPodInspectorInterval)
 			}