diff --git a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
index 729dead..366aa57 100644
--- a/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
+++ b/dotdrop/dotdrop.py
@@ -741,9 +741,14 @@ def main():
         LOG.err('interrupted')
         ret = False
 
+    if o.debug:
+        LOG.dbg('done executing command')
+
     if ret and o.conf.save():
         LOG.log('config file updated')
 
+    if o.debug:
+        LOG.dbg('return {}'.format(ret))
     return ret
 
 
diff --git a/tests-ng/update-ignore.sh b/tests-ng/update-ignore.sh
index a16e8af..9794e36 100755
--- a/tests-ng/update-ignore.sh
+++ b/tests-ng/update-ignore.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ cd ${ddpath} | ${bin} update -f -c ${cfg} --verbose --profile=p1 --key f_abc
 
 # check files haven't been updated
 grep 'b' ${dt}/a/c/acfile >/dev/null
-[ -e ${dt}/a/newfile ] && exit 1
+[ -e ${dt}/a/newfile ] && echo "should not have been updated" && exit 1
 
 ## CLEANING
 rm -rf ${tmps} ${tmpd}