diff --git a/consensus/clique/clique.go b/consensus/clique/clique.go
index 9118edce07..e61289c0c2 100644
--- a/consensus/clique/clique.go
+++ b/consensus/clique/clique.go
@@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ func (c *Clique) FinalizeAndAssemble(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, header *
 	// Assemble and return the final block for sealing.
 	block := types.NewBlock(header, txs, nil, receipts, trie.NewStackTrie(nil))
 
+	log.Info("block_size_in_bytes: %v", int64(block.Size()))
 	if metrics.Enabled {
 		metrics.GetOrRegisterGauge(blockSizeGaugeName, nil).Update(int64(block.Size()))
 	}