diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index 6656a4b..e880160 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ def load_options(confpath, profile):
     args = _fake_args()
     args['--cfg'] = confpath
     args['--profile'] = profile
+    args['--debug'] = True
     # and get the options
     o = Options(args=args)
     o.profile = profile
diff --git a/tests/test_compare.py b/tests/test_compare.py
index 43553d5..7bb10be 100644
--- a/tests/test_compare.py
+++ b/tests/test_compare.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class TestCompare(unittest.TestCase):
     def compare(self, o, tmp, nbdotfiles):
         dotfiles = o.dotfiles
         self.assertTrue(len(dotfiles) == nbdotfiles)
-        t = Templategen(base=o.dotpath, debug=o.debug)
+        t = Templategen(base=o.dotpath, debug=True)
         inst = Installer(create=o.create, backup=o.backup,
                          dry=o.dry, base=o.dotpath, debug=o.debug)
         comp = Comparator()
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ class TestCompare(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(confpath))
         o = load_options(confpath, profile)
         o.longkey = True
+        o.debug = True
         dfiles = [d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d9]
 
         # import the files
diff --git a/tests/test_install.py b/tests/test_install.py
index 80e1b4f..2c82e45 100644
--- a/tests/test_install.py
+++ b/tests/test_install.py
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ exec bspwm
         dotfiles = [d1, d2, d3, d4, d5, d6, d7, d8, d9, d10, ddot]
         self.fake_config(confpath, dotfiles,
                          profile, tmp, [act1], [tr])
-        conf = Cfg(confpath, profile)
+        conf = Cfg(confpath, profile, debug=True)
         self.assertTrue(conf is not None)
 
         # install them
diff --git a/tests/test_yamlcfg.py b/tests/test_yamlcfg.py
index a2cd152..78f8dd8 100644
--- a/tests/test_yamlcfg.py
+++ b/tests/test_yamlcfg.py
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class TestConfig(SubsetTestCase):
                                       dotpath=self.CONFIG_DOTPATH,
                                       backup=self.CONFIG_BACKUP,
                                       create=self.CONFIG_CREATE)
-        conf = Cfg(confpath)
+        conf = Cfg(confpath, debug=True)
         self.assertTrue(conf is not None)
 
         opts = conf.settings
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ profiles:
         args['--profile'] = 'p1'
         args['--cfg'] = 'mocked'
         args['--link'] = cliargs
+        args['--verbose'] = True
         o = Options(args=args)
 
         self.assertTrue(o.import_link == expected)
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ profiles:
                            indent=2)
 
         # do the tests
-        conf = Cfg(confpath)
+        conf = Cfg(confpath, debug=True)
         self.assertTrue(conf is not None)
 
         # test profile
@@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ profiles:
                            indent=2)
 
         # do the tests
-        conf = Cfg(confpath)
+        conf = Cfg(confpath, debug=True)
         self.assertTrue(conf is not None)
 
     def test_import_configs_merge(self):
@@ -350,8 +351,8 @@ profiles:
         })
 
         # do the tests
-        importing_cfg = Cfg(importing_path)
-        imported_cfg = Cfg(imported_path)
+        importing_cfg = Cfg(importing_path, debug=True)
+        imported_cfg = Cfg(imported_path, debug=True)
         self.assertIsNotNone(importing_cfg)
         self.assertIsNotNone(imported_cfg)
 
@@ -555,8 +556,8 @@ profiles:
         })
 
         # do the tests
-        importing_cfg = Cfg(importing_path)
-        imported_cfg = Cfg(imported_path)
+        importing_cfg = Cfg(importing_path, debug=True)
+        imported_cfg = Cfg(imported_path, debug=True)
         self.assertIsNotNone(importing_cfg)
         self.assertIsNotNone(imported_cfg)