diff --git a/app/user/rest.py b/app/user/rest.py
index 7941504ee..f5dda2a93 100644
--- a/app/user/rest.py
+++ b/app/user/rest.py
@@ -352,6 +352,11 @@ def create_2fa_code(
     )
 
     redis_store.set(f"2facode_{saved_notification.id}", recipient, ex=1800)
+    stored_recipient = redis_store.get("2facode_{saved_notification.id}")
+    if stored_recipient:
+        current_app.logger.info("IN user/rest.py we saved the recipient of the 2facode to redis!")
+    else:
+        current_app.logger.info("IN user/rest.py we did NOT save the recipient of the 2facode to redis!")
     # Assume that we never want to observe the Notify service's research mode
     # setting for this notification - we still need to be able to log into the
     # admin even if we're doing user research using this service: