diff --git a/cmd/start/start.go b/cmd/start/start.go
index 7d2c1e61f..e424a3d90 100644
--- a/cmd/start/start.go
+++ b/cmd/start/start.go
@@ -551,15 +551,17 @@ func showBasicInformation(startConfig *Config) {
 
 	consoleURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%v/ui/console\n", http, startConfig.ExternalDomain, startConfig.ExternalPort)
 	healthCheckURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s:%v/debug/healthz\n", http, startConfig.ExternalDomain, startConfig.ExternalPort)
+	machineIdMethod := id.MachineIdentificationMethod()
 
 	insecure := !startConfig.TLS.Enabled && !startConfig.ExternalSecure
 
 	fmt.Printf(" ===============================================================\n\n")
-	fmt.Printf(" Version          : %s\n", build.Version())
-	fmt.Printf(" TLS enabled      : %v\n", startConfig.TLS.Enabled)
-	fmt.Printf(" External Secure  : %v\n", startConfig.ExternalSecure)
-	fmt.Printf(" Console URL      : %s", color.BlueString(consoleURL))
-	fmt.Printf(" Health Check URL : %s", color.BlueString(healthCheckURL))
+	fmt.Printf(" Version          	: %s\n", build.Version())
+	fmt.Printf(" TLS enabled      	: %v\n", startConfig.TLS.Enabled)
+	fmt.Printf(" External Secure 	: %v\n", startConfig.ExternalSecure)
+	fmt.Printf(" Machine Id Method	: %v\n", machineIdMethod)
+	fmt.Printf(" Console URL      	: %s", color.BlueString(consoleURL))
+	fmt.Printf(" Health Check URL 	: %s", color.BlueString(healthCheckURL))
 	if insecure {
 		fmt.Printf("\n %s: you're using plain http without TLS. Be aware this is \n", color.RedString("Warning"))
 		fmt.Printf(" not a secure setup and should only be used for test systems.         \n")
diff --git a/internal/id/sonyflake.go b/internal/id/sonyflake.go
index 6b05186c2..609570436 100644
--- a/internal/id/sonyflake.go
+++ b/internal/id/sonyflake.go
@@ -89,6 +89,22 @@ func isPrivateIPv4(ip net.IP) bool {
 		(ip[0] == 10 || ip[0] == 172 && (ip[1] >= 16 && ip[1] < 32) || ip[0] == 192 && ip[1] == 168)
 }
 
+func MachineIdentificationMethod() string {
+	if GeneratorConfig.Identification.PrivateIp.Enabled {
+		return "Private Ip"
+	}
+
+	if GeneratorConfig.Identification.Hostname.Enabled {
+		return "Hostname"
+	}
+
+	if GeneratorConfig.Identification.Webhook.Enabled {
+		return "Webhook"
+	}
+
+	return "No machine identification method has been enabled"
+}
+
 func machineID() (uint16, error) {
 	if GeneratorConfig == nil {
 		logging.Panic("cannot create a unique id for the machine, generator has not been configured")