diff --git a/pppd.py b/pppd.py
index 5a9d8e8..01cd34c 100644
--- a/pppd.py
+++ b/pppd.py
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
             commands.append(v)
         commands.extend(args)
         commands.append('nodetach')
+        commands.append('debug')
 
         self.proc = Popen(commands, 
             stdout=PIPE,