diff --git a/git/config.go b/git/config.go
index 90a6400..9ccbc36 100644
--- a/git/config.go
+++ b/git/config.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func (r *Repository) ConfigAutocorrect() *types.Cmd {
 		Cmd: execabs.Command(gitBin, args...),
 	}
 	cmd.Dir = r.WorkDir
+	cmd.SetTrace(false)
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ func (r *Repository) ConfigUserEmail() *types.Cmd {
 		Cmd: execabs.Command(gitBin, args...),
 	}
 	cmd.Dir = r.WorkDir
+	cmd.SetTrace(false)
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ func (r *Repository) ConfigUserName() *types.Cmd {
 		Cmd: execabs.Command(gitBin, args...),
 	}
 	cmd.Dir = r.WorkDir
+	cmd.SetTrace(false)
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ func (r *Repository) ConfigSSLVerify(skipVerify bool) *types.Cmd {
 		Cmd: execabs.Command(gitBin, args...),
 	}
 	cmd.Dir = r.WorkDir
+	cmd.SetTrace(false)
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -88,6 +92,7 @@ func (r *Repository) ConfigSSHCommand(sshKey string) *types.Cmd {
 	cmd := &types.Cmd{
 		Cmd: execabs.Command(gitBin, args...),
 	}
+	cmd.Dir = r.WorkDir
 	cmd.SetTrace(false)
 
 	return cmd
diff --git a/plugin/impl.go b/plugin/impl.go
index 2eafd61..5b8b65d 100644
--- a/plugin/impl.go
+++ b/plugin/impl.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"github.com/thegeeklab/wp-plugin-go/v2/file"
 	"github.com/thegeeklab/wp-plugin-go/v2/types"
 	"github.com/thegeeklab/wp-plugin-go/v2/util"
@@ -163,6 +165,8 @@ func (p *Plugin) Execute() error {
 		action := GitAction(actionStr)
 		switch action {
 		case GitActionClone:
+			log.Debug().Msg("Compose action cmd: clone")
+
 			cmds, err := p.handleClone()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -170,10 +174,16 @@ func (p *Plugin) Execute() error {
 
 			batchCmd = append(batchCmd, cmds...)
 		case GitActionCommit:
+			log.Debug().Msg("Compose action cmd: commit")
+
 			batchCmd = append(batchCmd, p.handleCommit()...)
 		case GitActionPush:
+			log.Debug().Msg("Compose action cmd: push")
+
 			batchCmd = append(batchCmd, p.handlePush()...)
 		case GitActionPages:
+			log.Debug().Msg("Compose action cmd: pages")
+
 			cmds, err := p.handlePages()
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -234,6 +244,11 @@ func (p *Plugin) handlePush() []*types.Cmd {
 func (p *Plugin) handlePages() ([]*types.Cmd, error) {
 	var cmds []*types.Cmd
 
+	log.Debug().
+		Str("src", p.Settings.Pages.Directory).
+		Str("dest", p.Settings.Repo.WorkDir).
+		Msg("handlePages")
+
 	ccmd, err := p.handleClone()
 	if err != nil {
 		return cmds, err
@@ -246,6 +261,7 @@ func (p *Plugin) handlePages() ([]*types.Cmd, error) {
 			p.Settings.Pages.Delete,
 			p.Settings.Pages.Directory,
 			p.Settings.Repo.WorkDir,
+			(zerolog.GlobalLevel() == zerolog.DebugLevel),
 		),
 	)
 
diff --git a/plugin/rsync.go b/plugin/rsync.go
index b6170a0..820e5fb 100644
--- a/plugin/rsync.go
+++ b/plugin/rsync.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
 )
 
-func SyncDirectories(exclude []string, del bool, src, dest string) *types.Cmd {
+func SyncDirectories(exclude []string, del bool, src, dest string, debug bool) *types.Cmd {
 	args := []string{
 		"-r",
 		"--exclude",
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ func SyncDirectories(exclude []string, del bool, src, dest string) *types.Cmd {
 		)
 	}
 
+	if debug {
+		args = append(
+			args,
+			"--stats",
+		)
+	}
+
 	args = append(
 		args,
 		".",
diff --git a/plugin/rsync_test.go b/plugin/rsync_test.go
index 04563c3..88cdf11 100644
--- a/plugin/rsync_test.go
+++ b/plugin/rsync_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ func TestSyncDirectories(t *testing.T) {
 		name    string
 		exclude []string
 		del     bool
+		debug   bool
 		src     string
 		dest    string
 		want    []string
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ func TestSyncDirectories(t *testing.T) {
 			name:    "exclude .git and other patterns",
 			exclude: []string{"*.log", "temp/"},
 			del:     false,
+			debug:   false,
 			src:     "/path/to/src",
 			dest:    "/path/to/dest",
 			want: []string{
@@ -30,15 +32,25 @@ func TestSyncDirectories(t *testing.T) {
 			name:    "delete enabled",
 			exclude: []string{},
 			del:     true,
+			debug:   false,
 			src:     "/path/to/src",
 			dest:    "/path/to/dest",
 			want:    []string{"rsync", "-r", "--exclude", ".git", "--delete", ".", "/path/to/dest"},
 		},
+		{
+			name:    "debug output enabled",
+			exclude: []string{},
+			del:     false,
+			debug:   true,
+			src:     "/path/to/src",
+			dest:    "/path/to/dest",
+			want:    []string{"rsync", "-r", "--exclude", ".git", "--stats", ".", "/path/to/dest"},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			cmd := SyncDirectories(tt.exclude, tt.del, tt.src, tt.dest)
+			cmd := SyncDirectories(tt.exclude, tt.del, tt.src, tt.dest, tt.debug)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, cmd.Cmd.Args)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.src, cmd.Cmd.Dir)
 		})