diff --git a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
index abd404bd..d51c7b45 100644
--- a/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
+++ b/tubesync/sync/youtube.py
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ def download_media(url, media_format, extension, output_file, info_json,
         'format': media_format,
         'merge_output_format': extension,
         'outtmpl': os.path.basename(output_file),
-        'quiet': True,
+        'quiet': False if settings.DEBUG else True,
+        'verbose': True if settings.DEBUG else False,
         'progress_hooks': [hook],
         'writeinfojson': info_json,
         'postprocessors': [],