diff --git a/common/sanity-check b/common/sanity-check
index cb47ea34ab3719d219f8cd2c907fcfc6e2fb6d5d..8573af3238e8a46471ed83371c9656863fdb3ecd 100755
--- a/common/sanity-check
+++ b/common/sanity-check
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ fail () {
     echo "TEST_RESULT:fail:$tag:$*" >&2
 }
 
+set -x
+
 # This is just for information, so we ignore the exit status. Minimal
 # images might legitimately not have these tools.
 systemd-cgls -al --no-pager || :