diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/okx.py b/freqtrade/exchange/okx.py
index bd2913932..508eded1f 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/okx.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/okx.py
@@ -75,9 +75,14 @@ class Okx(Exchange):
                     symbols.append(symbol)
 
             tiers = {}
+            # Be verbose here, as this delays startup by ~1 minute.
+            logger.info(
+                f"Initializing leverage_tiers for {len(symbols)} markets. "
+                "This will take about a minute.")
             for symbol in symbols:
                 res = self._api.fetchLeverageTiers(symbol)
                 tiers[symbol] = res[symbol]
+            logger.info(f"Done initializing {len(symbols)} markets.")
 
             return tiers
         else: