diff --git a/src/libdap-python.c b/src/libdap-python.c
index 434431c482de8b181e79808a6c1412457ad21129..f8c41d295b3ae15d084b4352c1c1b16d510bc428 100644
--- a/src/libdap-python.c
+++ b/src/libdap-python.c
@@ -26,9 +26,14 @@ static PyObject *dap_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args){
 }
 
 static PyObject *dap_deinit(){
+    log_it(L_DEBUG, "Running function dap_deinit");
     dap_config_close(g_config);
+    log_it(L_DEBUG, "Config file closed.");
     dap_config_deinit();
+    log_it(L_DEBUG, "Function dap_config_deinit done.");
     dap_common_deinit();
+    log_it(L_DEBUG, "Function dap_common_deinit done.");
+    log_it(L_DEBUG, "Function dap_deinit done.");
     return PyLong_FromLong(0);
 }