diff --git a/wait_for_mongodb.py b/wait_for_mongodb.py
index 9286d0aa49d6477ab99a537b73879b43afe8f562..f8b0b6a2ff3535264eed9511b83a2fa4f5a88157 100644
--- a/wait_for_mongodb.py
+++ b/wait_for_mongodb.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # wait_for_mongodb.py
+import os
 import socket
 import time
 
@@ -14,5 +15,12 @@ def wait_for_mongodb(host='mongodb', port=27017):
             print("Waiting for MongoDB on port 27017...")
             time.sleep(1)
 
+def print_working_directory():
+    print("Current working directory:", os.getcwd())
+    print("Files in the working directory:")
+    for filename in os.listdir(os.getcwd()):
+        print("-", filename)
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print_working_directory()
     wait_for_mongodb()