diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5977546e..1b1dccad 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ to _your_ definition of valid. See [how to use it](#usage).
   - [FAQ](#faq)
     - [Where should I call `makeEnv` in my application?](#where-should-i-call-makeenv-in-my-application)
     - [Does it support changing env variables dynamically?](#does-it-support-changing-env-variables-dynamically)
+    - [Can I use the `debug` module with `environment`?](#can-i-use-the-debug-module-with-environment)
     - [Can I have more than one env object per application?](#can-i-have-more-than-one-env-object-per-application)
   - [Node.js support](#nodejs-support)
   - [Maintainers](#maintainers)
@@ -392,6 +393,10 @@ No, when you create an env object it will read the value of
 changes to `process.env`, it will not be reflected in the
 env object.
 
+### Can I use the [`debug`](https://github.com/visionmedia/debug) module with `environment`?
+
+Yes! Set `DEBUG=environment`.
+
 ### Can I have more than one env object per application?
 
 Yes! You can have as many env objects as you want!
diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index 7ac4b177..db3bff19 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module.exports = api => {
   const babelEnv = api.env();
 
-  const debug = !!process.env.DEBUG;
+  const debug = !!process.env.DEBUG_BABEL;
   const useBuiltIns = false;
 
   const presets = [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 70d8f756..92d706a3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn build-lib && yarn build-types",
-    "build-lib": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production babel --extensions \".ts\" --out-dir dist src",
+    "build-lib": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production babel --source-maps --extensions \".ts\" --out-dir dist src",
     "build-types": "tsc --emitDeclarationOnly",
     "prebuild": "yarn clean-dist",
     "clean-dist": "rimraf dist",
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
   "private": false,
   "dependencies": {
+    "debug": "^4.1.1",
     "validator": "^10.11.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
     "@commitlint/travis-cli": "7.5.0",
     "@semantic-release/changelog": "3.0.2",
     "@semantic-release/git": "7.0.8",
+    "@types/debug": "^4.1.2",
     "@types/jest": "24.0.0",
     "@types/node": "10.12.24",
     "@types/validator": "10.9.0",
diff --git a/src/debug.ts b/src/debug.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d3c9efbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/debug.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import debug from 'debug';
+
+const namespace = 'environment';
+
+export const logDebug = debug(namespace);
diff --git a/src/environment.ts b/src/environment.ts
index 8d2ee0c8..81d7ad1d 100644
--- a/src/environment.ts
+++ b/src/environment.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import EnvironmentVariableError from './EnvironmentVariableError';
 import { Parser } from './parsers';
+import { logDebug } from './debug';
 
 export type Env<TSchemaData> = {
   [TKey in keyof Schema<TSchemaData>]: TSchemaData[TKey]
@@ -49,12 +50,16 @@ export function makeEnv<TSchemaData extends { [key: string]: any }>(
   schema: Schema<TSchemaData>,
   processEnv: NodeJS.ProcessEnv = process.env,
 ): Env<TSchemaData> {
+  logDebug('making env object...');
+
   const env = Object.entries(schema).reduce((acc, [key, schemaEntry]) => {
     const value = getValue(key, schemaEntry as any, processEnv);
 
     return { ...acc, [key]: value };
   }, {}) as Env<TSchemaData>;
 
+  logDebug('env object ready: %o', env);
+
   return env;
 }
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 95825f6b..ff5977ed 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -984,6 +984,11 @@
     into-stream "^4.0.0"
     lodash "^4.17.4"
 
+"@types/debug@^4.1.2":
+  version "4.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/debug/-/debug-4.1.2.tgz#84824e9259fc583dd9385635738359c9582f7f82"
+  integrity sha512-jkf6UiWUjcOqdQbatbvOm54/YbCdjt3JjiAzT/9KS2XtMmOkYHdKsI5u8fulhbuTUuiqNBfa6J5GSDiwjK+zLA==
+
 "@types/jest@24.0.0":
   version "24.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/jest/-/jest-24.0.0.tgz#848492026c327b3548d92be0352a545c36a21e8a"