diff --git a/frontpanel/FrontPanelTest.c b/frontpanel/FrontPanelTest.c
index 8506e7e9..99a06e24 100644
--- a/frontpanel/FrontPanelTest.c
+++ b/frontpanel/FrontPanelTest.c
@@ -188,8 +188,9 @@ if (!panel) {
     }
 
 if (debug) {
-    sim_panel_set_debug_mode (panel, DBG_XMT|DBG_RCV|DBG_REQ|DBG_RSP|DBG_THR);
+    sim_panel_set_debug_mode (panel, DBG_XMT|DBG_RCV|DBG_REQ|DBG_RSP|DBG_THR|DBG_APP);
     }
+sim_panel_debug (panel, "Starting Debug\n");
 if (1) {
     tape = sim_panel_add_device_panel (panel, "TAPE DRIVE");