diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 85e49f7364..1625fa08b1 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-bootstrap v0.0.26
 	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-configuration v0.0.3
 	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-core-contracts v0.1.52
-	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-messaging v0.1.14
+	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-messaging v0.1.16
 	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-registry v0.1.17
 	github.com/edgexfoundry/go-mod-secrets v0.0.17
 	github.com/globalsign/mgo v0.0.0-20181015135952-eeefdecb41b8
diff --git a/internal/core/data/init.go b/internal/core/data/init.go
index 6ee35ccab4..a238d38df9 100644
--- a/internal/core/data/init.go
+++ b/internal/core/data/init.go
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) BootstrapHandler(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, _
 
 	configuration := dataContainer.ConfigurationFrom(dic.Get)
 	registryClient := container.RegistryFrom(dic.Get)
+	lc := container.LoggingClientFrom(dic.Get)
 
 	mdc := metadata.NewDeviceClient(
 		urlclient.New(
@@ -90,12 +91,25 @@ func (b *Bootstrap) BootstrapHandler(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup, _
 			Optional: configuration.MessageQueue.Optional,
 		})
 
-	lc := container.LoggingClientFrom(dic.Get)
 	if err != nil {
 		lc.Error(fmt.Sprintf("failed to create messaging client: %s", err.Error()))
 		return false
 	}
 
+	err = msgClient.Connect()
+	if err != nil {
+		lc.Error(fmt.Sprintf("failed to connect to message bus: %s", err.Error()))
+		return false
+	}
+
+	lc.Info(fmt.Sprintf(
+		"Connected to %s Message Bus @ %s://%s:%d publishing on '%s' topic",
+		configuration.MessageQueue.Type,
+		configuration.MessageQueue.Protocol,
+		configuration.MessageQueue.Host,
+		configuration.MessageQueue.Port,
+		configuration.MessageQueue.Topic))
+
 	chEvents := make(chan interface{}, 100)
 	// initialize event handlers
 	initEventHandlers(lc, chEvents, mdc, msc, configuration)