diff --git a/build_dist.bash b/build_dist.bash
index c8ce1410a83f52f91c9b6628ea21f6de7f54521e..a66918d3995c30db84f16ec123b8650d7f45808e 100755
--- a/build_dist.bash
+++ b/build_dist.bash
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 buildDir=$1
 
-set +x
+set -x
 
 # fancy shit: no wildcards in automake, add all files to be distributed with BOXMOX/KPP explicitly
 cp Makefile.am_BLUEPRINT Makefile.am