diff --git a/pubsub.go b/pubsub.go
index c458c75..1ca2bf8 100644
--- a/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"sync"
+	"log"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -47,6 +48,8 @@ type TwitchPubSub struct {
 	wsConn       *websocket.Conn
 	wsMutex sync.RWMutex
 
+	debug bool
+
 	// Event handlers
 	handlersMu   sync.RWMutex
 	handlers     map[string][]*eventHandlerInstance
@@ -67,13 +70,24 @@ func NewTwitchPubSub() *TwitchPubSub {
 	return t
 }
 
+func (t *TwitchPubSub) EnableDebug() {
+	t.debug = true
+}
+
 func (t *TwitchPubSub) Open() error {
 	t.Lock()
 	defer t.Unlock()
 
+	if t.debug {
+		log.Println("Opening connection to", TwitchUrl)
+	}
+
 	c, _, err := websocket.DefaultDialer.Dial(TwitchUrl, nil)
 
 	if err != nil {
+		if t.debug {
+			log.Println("error opening connection:", err)
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -120,12 +134,20 @@ func (t *TwitchPubSub) reconnect() error {
 	wait := time.Duration(1)
 
 	for {
+		if t.debug {
+			log.Println("Reconnecting")
+		}
+
 		err := t.Open()
 
 		if err == nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		if t.debug {
+			log.Println("Unable to reconnect")
+		}
+
 		<-time.After(wait * time.Second)
 		wait *= 2
 
@@ -147,6 +169,10 @@ func (t *TwitchPubSub) Listen(topics []string) error {
 }
 
 func (t *TwitchPubSub) listen(topics []string) error {
+	if t.debug {
+		log.Println("Attempting to listen to topics", topics)
+	}
+
 	nonce := strings.Replace(uuid.New().String(), "-", "", -1)
 
 	t.wsMutex.Lock()
@@ -215,6 +241,10 @@ func (t *TwitchPubSub) reader(wsConn *websocket.Conn, listening <-chan interface
 			sameConnection := t.wsConn == wsConn
 			t.RUnlock()
 
+			if t.debug {
+				log.Println("Unexpected error", err, "- attempting to reconnect")
+			}
+
 			if sameConnection {
 				t.Close()
 				t.reconnect()
@@ -264,6 +294,9 @@ func (t *TwitchPubSub) pinger(wsConn *websocket.Conn, listening <-chan interface
 	defer ticker.Stop()
 
 	for {
+		if t.debug {
+			log.Println("Sending ping")
+		}
 		t.wsMutex.Lock()
 		err := wsConn.WriteJSON(&twitchMessage{Type: Ping})
 		t.wsMutex.Unlock()