diff --git a/packages/core/resources/ec2_connect b/packages/core/resources/ec2_connect
index 518a5e86f58..1fae562899b 100755
--- a/packages/core/resources/ec2_connect
+++ b/packages/core/resources/ec2_connect
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ _main() {
 
     _require AWS_SSM_CLI "${AWS_SSM_CLI:-}"
     _require AWS_REGION "${AWS_REGION:-}"
-    _require STREAM_URL "${STREAM_URL:-}"
-    _require TOKEN "${TOKEN:-}"
+    _require_nolog STREAM_URL "${STREAM_URL:-}"
+    _require_nolog TOKEN "${TOKEN:-}"
     _require SESSION_ID "${SESSION_ID:-}"
     _require LOG_FILE_LOCATION "${LOG_FILE_LOCATION:-}"
 
diff --git a/packages/core/src/awsService/ec2/model.ts b/packages/core/src/awsService/ec2/model.ts
index fa7bbee71b7..a8f90de316e 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/awsService/ec2/model.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/awsService/ec2/model.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ export class Ec2Connecter implements vscode.Disposable {
         await this.addActiveSession(selection.instanceId, ssmSession.SessionId!)
 
         const vars = getEc2SsmEnv(selection, ssm, ssmSession)
+        getLogger().info(`ec2: connect script logs at ${vars.LOG_FILE_LOCATION}`)
         const envProvider = async () => {
             return { [sshAgentSocketVariable]: await startSshAgent(), ...vars }
         }