diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/setenv.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/setenv.sh
index 59cf16604369..a2cb7a1b0a63 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/setenv.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/setenv.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
+# debug
+set -x
+
+echo "+++ DEBUG: we are now in setenv.sh"
+
 set -euo pipefail
 
 REPO="beats"
@@ -82,3 +87,4 @@ if [[ "$BUILDKITE_PIPELINE_SLUG" == "beats-xpack-heartbeat" ]]; then
   source .buildkite/scripts/common.sh
   defineModuleFromTheChangeSet "${BEATS_PROJECT_NAME}"
 fi
+set +x