diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index b7d1071c2..868de18f2 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ script:
   - haxelib run lime
   - haxelib
   - haxelib path lime
-  - haxelib run lime build HelloWorld html5
+  - haxelib run lime build HelloWorld html5 -haxelib-debug
   - haxelib run lime build SimpleAudio html5
   - haxelib run lime build SimpleImage html5
   #- haxelib run lime build TextRendering html5
diff --git a/lime/project/HXProject.hx b/lime/project/HXProject.hx
index 6ba94f65b..dcd33dfef 100644
--- a/lime/project/HXProject.hx
+++ b/lime/project/HXProject.hx
@@ -1133,7 +1133,7 @@ class HXProject {
 			} else {
 				
 				var cache = LogHelper.verbose;
-				LogHelper.verbose = false;
+				LogHelper.verbose = HaxelibHelper.debug;
 				var output = "";
 				
 				try {
diff --git a/lime/tools/helpers/HaxelibHelper.hx b/lime/tools/helpers/HaxelibHelper.hx
index 16bd32a95..ecec83ce7 100644
--- a/lime/tools/helpers/HaxelibHelper.hx
+++ b/lime/tools/helpers/HaxelibHelper.hx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import sys.FileSystem;
 class HaxelibHelper {
 	
 	
+	public static var debug = false;
 	public static var pathOverrides = new Map<String, String> ();
 	
 	private static var repositoryPath:String;
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ class HaxelibHelper {
 		if (repositoryPath == null) {
 			
 			var cache = LogHelper.verbose;
-			LogHelper.verbose = false;
+			LogHelper.verbose = debug;
 			var output = "";
 			
 			try {
@@ -155,7 +156,7 @@ class HaxelibHelper {
 		if (!paths.exists (name)) {
 			
 			var cache = LogHelper.verbose;
-			LogHelper.verbose = false;
+			LogHelper.verbose = debug;
 			var output = "";
 			
 			try {
diff --git a/tools/CommandLineTools.hx b/tools/CommandLineTools.hx
index 03324415c..8cbc4c34c 100644
--- a/tools/CommandLineTools.hx
+++ b/tools/CommandLineTools.hx
@@ -2037,6 +2037,10 @@ class CommandLineTools {
 				
 				includePaths.push (argument.substr (2));
 				
+			} else if (argument == "-haxelib-debug") {
+				
+				HaxelibHelper.debug = true;
+				
 			} else if (argument == "-args") {
 				
 				catchArguments = true;