diff --git a/server/gkrellmd-private.h b/server/gkrellmd-private.h
index 6740375..dc89746 100644
--- a/server/gkrellmd-private.h
+++ b/server/gkrellmd-private.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define DEBUG_SYSDEP		0x1
+#define DEBUG_SERVER		0x2
 #define DEBUG_MAIL			0x10
 #define DEBUG_NET			0x20
 #define DEBUG_TIMER			0x40
diff --git a/server/main.c b/server/main.c
index a0ac5cb..3d8eb4e 100644
--- a/server/main.c
+++ b/server/main.c
@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ gkrellmd_run(gint argc, gchar **argv)
 
 	interval = 1000000 / _GK.update_HZ;
 
+	gkrellm_debug(DEBUG_SERVER, "Entering main event loop\n");
 	// main event loop
 #if defined(WIN32)
 	/* endless loop if:
@@ -1249,6 +1250,7 @@ gkrellmd_run(gint argc, gchar **argv)
 				}
 			if (server_fd >= 0)
 				{
+				gkrellm_debug(DEBUG_SERVER, "Calling accept() for new client connection\n");
 				client_fd = accept(server_fd,
 						(struct sockaddr *) &client_addr,
 						(socklen_t *) (void *)&addr_len);
@@ -1277,6 +1279,7 @@ gkrellmd_run(gint argc, gchar **argv)
 				}
 			else
 				{
+				gkrellm_debug(DEBUG_SERVER, "Reading data from client connection\n");
 #if defined(WIN32)
 				ioctlsocket(fd, FIONREAD, &nbytes);
 #else