diff --git a/pkg/middlewares/canary/canary.go b/pkg/middlewares/canary/canary.go
index 64a341c0a1..d67e377f5b 100644
--- a/pkg/middlewares/canary/canary.go
+++ b/pkg/middlewares/canary/canary.go
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ type Canary struct {
 // New returns a Canary instance.
 func New(ctx context.Context, next http.Handler, cfg dynamic.Canary, name string) (*Canary, error) {
 	logger := log.FromContext(middlewares.GetLoggerCtx(ctx, name, typeName))
-	logger.Debug("Add canary middleware")
 
 	if cfg.Product == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("product name required for Canary middleware")
@@ -79,6 +78,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, next http.Handler, cfg dynamic.Canary, name string
 	if c.loadLabels {
 		c.ls = NewLabelStore(logger, cfg, expiration, cacheCleanDuration)
 	}
+	logger.Infof("Add canary middleware: %v, %v, %v", cfg, expiration, cacheCleanDuration)
 	return c, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/middlewares/canary/label.go b/pkg/middlewares/canary/label.go
index 8205b620b8..cea2e980b9 100644
--- a/pkg/middlewares/canary/label.go
+++ b/pkg/middlewares/canary/label.go
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ func (s *LabelStore) MustLoadLabels(ctx context.Context, uid, requestID string)
 func (s *LabelStore) mustLoadEntry(key string, now time.Time) *entry {
 	s.mu.RLock()
 	e, ok := s.liveMap[key]
+	shouldRound := len(s.liveMap) > s.maxCacheSize || s.shouldRound.Before(now)
 	s.mu.RUnlock()
 
-	shouldRound := len(s.liveMap) > s.maxCacheSize || s.shouldRound.Before(now)
 	if ok && !shouldRound {
 		return e
 	}
@@ -134,8 +134,9 @@ func (s *LabelStore) mustLoadEntry(key string, now time.Time) *entry {
 		s.liveMap[key] = e
 	}
 
-	if shouldRound || len(s.liveMap) > s.maxCacheSize {
-		s.logger.Infof("Round cache, stale cache size: %d, live cache size: %d", len(s.staleMap), len(s.liveMap))
+	if len(s.liveMap) > s.maxCacheSize || s.shouldRound.Before(now) {
+		s.logger.Infof("Round cache, stale cache size: %d, live cache size: %d, trigger: %s, shouldRound: %s",
+			len(s.staleMap), len(s.liveMap), key, s.shouldRound.Format(time.RFC3339))
 		s.shouldRound = now.Add(s.cacheCleanDuration)
 		// make a round: drop staleMap and create new liveMap
 		s.staleMap = s.liveMap