diff --git a/sample-apps/python/django_frontend_service/frontend_service_app/views.py b/sample-apps/python/django_frontend_service/frontend_service_app/views.py
index c6556583f..57c264f3c 100644
--- a/sample-apps/python/django_frontend_service/frontend_service_app/views.py
+++ b/sample-apps/python/django_frontend_service/frontend_service_app/views.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ def aws_sdk_call(request):
     testing_id = request.GET.get('testingId', None)
     if testing_id is not None:
         bucket_name += "-" + testing_id
+    logger.warning("This is a custom log for validation testing")
     s3_client = boto3.client("s3")
     try:
         s3_client.get_bucket_location(