diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md
index b0d6094c2a52996b1ced4fc970f2efc111bd8bb0..cb1987a76291678032b980e4442677a05a81d19d 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - cta/CTA#1179 - Use std::optional instead of cta::optional
 - cta/CTA#1190 - Use std::make_unique instead of cta::make_unique
 - cta/CTA#1198 - Use hardcoded mount policy for verification requests
+- Add verification flag to queued retrieve request log message
 - propagate labelFormat from TAPE catalog to VolumeInfo
 - cta/CTA#1200 - Remove range class
 
diff --git a/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestMessage.cpp b/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestMessage.cpp
index 0f57b4680d4b0a7c5fbe24eb9b00339d1797eeeb..29b4be280f2c4a2bb9695360d2f5917ab1f87f4d 100644
--- a/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestMessage.cpp
+++ b/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestMessage.cpp
@@ -668,7 +668,9 @@ void RequestMessage::processPREPARE(const cta::eos::Notification &notification,
 
    // Create a log entry
    cta::log::ScopedParamContainer params(m_lc);
-   params.add("fileId", request.archiveFileID).add("schedulerTime", t.secs())
+   params.add("fileId", request.archiveFileID)
+         .add("schedulerTime", t.secs())
+         .add("isVerifyOnly", request.isVerifyOnly)
          .add("retrieveReqId", retrieveReqId);
    if(static_cast<bool>(request.activity)) {
      params.add("activity", request.activity.value());