diff --git a/lib/good_job/scheduler.rb b/lib/good_job/scheduler.rb
index 500f2d150..c8e301e65 100644
--- a/lib/good_job/scheduler.rb
+++ b/lib/good_job/scheduler.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ def initialize(performer, max_threads: nil, max_cache: nil, warm_cache_on_initia
 
       self.class.instances << self
 
+      @id = SecureRandom.uuid
+
+      source = ActiveSupport::BacktraceCleaner.new.clean(caller.lazy.reject { |line| line.include? File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)) }).first
+      puts "\nCreated GoodJob::Scheduler `#{@id}`"
+      puts  "↳ #{source}"
+
       @performer = performer
 
       @max_cache = max_cache || 0
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ def initialize(performer, max_threads: nil, max_cache: nil, warm_cache_on_initia
         @executor_options[:max_threads] = max_threads
         @executor_options[:max_queue] = max_threads
       end
-      @name = "GoodJob::Scheduler(queues=#{@performer.name} max_threads=#{@executor_options[:max_threads]})"
+      @name = "GoodJob::Scheduler(id=#{@id} queues=#{@performer.name} max_threads=#{@executor_options[:max_threads]})"
       @executor_options[:name] = name
 
       @cleanup_tracker = CleanupTracker.new(cleanup_interval_seconds: cleanup_interval_seconds, cleanup_interval_jobs: cleanup_interval_jobs)
diff --git a/spec/lib/good_job/capsule_spec.rb b/spec/lib/good_job/capsule_spec.rb
index b07bd96d1..97ec8ae8d 100644
--- a/spec/lib/good_job/capsule_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/good_job/capsule_spec.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
       capsule = described_class.new
       Array.new(100) { Thread.new { capsule.start } }.each(&:join)
       capsule.shutdown
-      expect(GoodJob::Scheduler.instances.size).to eq 1
+      expect(GoodJob::Scheduler.instances.size).to eq(1), "Found more than 1 scheduler instance: #{GoodJob::Scheduler.instances.map(&:name).join(", ")}"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/good_job/scheduler_spec.rb b/spec/lib/good_job/scheduler_spec.rb
index 8bdec7b7c..99c940ffe 100644
--- a/spec/lib/good_job/scheduler_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/good_job/scheduler_spec.rb
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@
 
   describe 'name' do
     it 'is human readable and contains configuration values' do
+      allow(SecureRandom).to receive(:uuid).and_return('1234')
       scheduler = described_class.new(performer)
-      expect(scheduler.name).to eq('GoodJob::Scheduler(queues= max_threads=5)')
+      expect(scheduler.name).to eq("GoodJob::Scheduler(id=1234 queues= max_threads=5)")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/support/reset_good_job.rb b/spec/support/reset_good_job.rb
index 98e3d51bb..61210b71d 100644
--- a/spec/support/reset_good_job.rb
+++ b/spec/support/reset_good_job.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     THREAD_ERRORS.clear
     Thread.current.name = "RSpec: #{example.description}"
     GoodJob.on_thread_error = lambda do |exception|
-      THREAD_ERRORS << [Thread.current.name, exception, exception.backtrace]
+      THREAD_ERRORS << [Thread.current.name, Thread.current.status, exception, exception.backtrace]
     end
 
     example.run