diff --git a/ccnode/node.py b/ccnode/node.py
index e219692ea96d385ee131f5228ea481ad594e3373..bef05d593f06676f256a9502e1e0d96db9cace74 100644
--- a/ccnode/node.py
+++ b/ccnode/node.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class AuthHandler(object):
 
 class MainLoop(object):
     def __init__(self, config_path):
-        self.loop = pyev.default_loop()
+        self.loop = pyev.default_loop(debug=True)
         self.config_path = config_path
 
         # set signal watchers