diff --git a/buttond.py b/buttond.py
index 8bd8bca..e8e818b 100755
--- a/buttond.py
+++ b/buttond.py
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ for b in config.get('button', 'names').split(','):
         print('init button on GPIO', pin)
         _buttons[b] = Button(pin)
         # connect button callbacks to anonymous functions
+        print('connecting GPIO', pin, '"closed" to macro', closed)
         _buttons[b].when_pressed = lambda path=closed: _activate(path)
+        print('connecting GPIO', pin, '"opened" to macro', opened)
         _buttons[b].when_released = lambda path=opened: _activate(path)
 
     except (KeyError, GPIODeviceError) as e: