diff --git a/alpine.ts b/alpine.ts
index 9d1c1a2..02b7836 100644
--- a/alpine.ts
+++ b/alpine.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { Fstab } from "./fstab.js";
 import { execFile } from "./helpers/better-api.js";
 import { PasswdEntry, sudoReadPasswd } from "./helpers/passwd.js";
 import { sudoWriteExecutable } from "./helpers/sudo.js";
+import { logDebug } from "./helpers/logger.js";
 
 export class Alpine {
   dir: string;
@@ -76,14 +77,17 @@ export class Alpine {
   }
 
   async addPackages(packages: string[]): Promise<void> {
-    await execFile("sudo", [
-      "apk",
-      "add",
-      "--clean-protected",
-      "--root",
-      this.dir,
-      ...packages,
-    ]);
+    logDebug(
+      "addPackages",
+      await execFile("sudo", [
+        "apk",
+        "add",
+        "--clean-protected",
+        "--root",
+        this.dir,
+        ...packages,
+      ])
+    );
   }
 
   static async makeWorld({
diff --git a/helpers/logger.ts b/helpers/logger.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66d0dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/logger.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export function logDebug(scope: string, message: any) {
+  if (process.argv.includes("-v")) console.debug(`[${scope}]`, message);
+}