diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/service/NBSyncService.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/service/NBSyncService.java
index 9d58f7210..f2de40f09 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/service/NBSyncService.java
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/service/NBSyncService.java
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ public class NBSyncService extends Service {
     private volatile static boolean DoFeedsFolders = false;
     private volatile static boolean isMemoryLow = false;
     private volatile static boolean HaltNow = false;
+    public volatile static Boolean isPremium = null;
 
     private static long lastFeedCount = 0L;
     private static long lastFFWriteMillis = 0L;
@@ -303,9 +304,6 @@ public class NBSyncService extends Service {
         // there is a rare issue with feeds that have no folder.  capture them for workarounds.
         List<String> debugFeedIds = new ArrayList<String>();
 
-        // remember if we are premium
-        boolean isPremium;
-
         try {
             // a metadata sync invalidates pagination and feed status
             ExhaustedFeeds.clear();
diff --git a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefsUtils.java b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefsUtils.java
index 9f54bbb52..68cb19183 100644
--- a/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefsUtils.java
+++ b/clients/android/NewsBlur/src/com/newsblur/util/PrefsUtils.java
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ public class PrefsUtils {
         s.append("%0Adevice: ").append(Build.MANUFACTURER + "+" + Build.MODEL + "+(" + Build.BOARD + ")");
         s.append("%0Amemory: ").append(NBSyncService.isMemoryLow() ? "low" : "normal");
         s.append("%0Aspeed: ").append(NBSyncService.getSpeedInfo());
+        s.append("%0Apremium: ");
+        if (NBSyncService.isPremium == Boolean.TRUE) {
+            s.append("yes");
+        } else if (NBSyncService.isPremium == Boolean.FALSE) {
+            s.append("no");
+        } else {
+            s.append("unknown");
+        }
         return s.toString();
     }