diff --git a/terminatorlib/config.py b/terminatorlib/config.py
index 4acd12d4..150546a0 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/config.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/config.py
@@ -513,6 +513,7 @@ class ConfigBase(Borg):
             return
 
         filename = os.path.join(get_config_dir(), 'config')
+        dbg('looking for config file: %s' % filename)
         try:
             configfile = open(filename, 'r')
         except Exception, ex:
diff --git a/terminatorlib/util.py b/terminatorlib/util.py
index 393f9298..872b76d0 100755
--- a/terminatorlib/util.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/util.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def get_config_dir():
     except KeyError:
         configdir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), '.config')
 
+    dbg('Found config dir: %s' % configdir)
     return(os.path.join(configdir, 'terminator'))
 
 def dict_diff(reference, working):