diff --git a/app/notifications/receive_notifications.py b/app/notifications/receive_notifications.py
index fa9d11146..4b6e2ebb8 100644
--- a/app/notifications/receive_notifications.py
+++ b/app/notifications/receive_notifications.py
@@ -56,6 +56,13 @@ def receive_mmg_sms():
 def receive_firetext_sms():
     post_data = request.form
 
+    # This is pre-implementation test code to validate the provider is basic auth headers.
+    auth = request.authorization
+    if auth:
+        current_app.logger.info("Inbound sms username: {}".format(auth.username))
+    else:
+        current_app.logger.info("Inbound sms no auth header")
+
     inbound_number = strip_leading_forty_four(post_data['destination'])
 
     service = fetch_potential_service(inbound_number, 'firetext')