diff --git a/internal/portforward/service/helpers.go b/internal/portforward/service/helpers.go
index db2eb9f4..ad222434 100644
--- a/internal/portforward/service/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/portforward/service/helpers.go
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ package service
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
+	"slices"
+	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -20,3 +24,28 @@ func portsToString(ports []uint16) (s string) {
 			" and " + portStrings[len(portStrings)-1]
 	}
 }
+
+func portPairsToString(internalToExternalPort map[uint16]uint16) (s string) {
+	switch len(internalToExternalPort) {
+	case 0:
+		return "no port forwarded"
+	case 1:
+		internal := slices.Collect(maps.Keys(internalToExternalPort))[0]
+		return "port forwarded is " + portPairToString(internal, internalToExternalPort[internal])
+	default:
+		portStrings := make([]string, 0, len(internalToExternalPort))
+		for internal, external := range internalToExternalPort {
+			portStrings = append(portStrings, portPairToString(internal, external))
+		}
+		sort.StringSlice(portStrings).Sort()
+		return "ports forwarded are " + strings.Join(portStrings[:len(portStrings)-1], ", ") +
+			" and " + portStrings[len(portStrings)-1]
+	}
+}
+
+func portPairToString(internal, external uint16) string {
+	if internal == external {
+		return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(external), 10)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d (internal port %d)", external, internal)
+}
diff --git a/internal/portforward/service/helpers_test.go b/internal/portforward/service/helpers_test.go
index da28c246..b7c09289 100644
--- a/internal/portforward/service/helpers_test.go
+++ b/internal/portforward/service/helpers_test.go
@@ -40,3 +40,42 @@ func Test_portsToString(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func Test_externalInternalPortsToString(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		internalToExternalPort map[uint16]uint16
+		s                      string
+	}{
+		"no_port": {
+			s: "no port forwarded",
+		},
+		"one_port": {
+			internalToExternalPort: map[uint16]uint16{123: 123},
+			s:                      "port forwarded is 123",
+		},
+		"two_ports": {
+			internalToExternalPort: map[uint16]uint16{123: 123, 456: 456},
+			s:                      "ports forwarded are 123 and 456",
+		},
+		"two_ports_different_internal_external": {
+			internalToExternalPort: map[uint16]uint16{123: 124, 456: 457},
+			s:                      "ports forwarded are 124 (internal port 123) and 457 (internal port 456)",
+		},
+		"three_ports": {
+			internalToExternalPort: map[uint16]uint16{123: 123, 456: 456, 789: 789},
+			s:                      "ports forwarded are 123, 456 and 789",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, testCase := range testCases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+
+			s := portPairsToString(testCase.internalToExternalPort)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, testCase.s, s)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/portforward/service/start.go b/internal/portforward/service/start.go
index bef256ee..a5932a8b 100644
--- a/internal/portforward/service/start.go
+++ b/internal/portforward/service/start.go
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ func (s *Service) Start(ctx context.Context) (runError <-chan error, err error)
 }
 
 func (s *Service) onNewPorts(ctx context.Context, internalToExternalPorts map[uint16]uint16) (err error) {
+	s.logger.Info(portPairsToString(internalToExternalPorts))
+
+	externalPorts := slices.Collect(maps.Values(internalToExternalPorts))
 	autoRedirectionNeeded := false
 	externalToInternalPorts := make(map[uint16]uint16, len(internalToExternalPorts))
 	for internal, external := range internalToExternalPorts {
@@ -97,12 +100,7 @@ func (s *Service) onNewPorts(ctx context.Context, internalToExternalPorts map[ui
 			autoRedirectionNeeded = true
 		}
 	}
-
-	externalPorts := slices.Collect(maps.Keys(externalToInternalPorts))
 	slices.Sort(externalPorts)
-
-	s.logger.Info(portsToString(externalPorts))
-
 	userRedirectionEnabled := !slices.Equal(s.settings.ListeningPorts, []uint16{0})
 	for i, port := range externalPorts {
 		internalPort := externalToInternalPorts[port]