diff --git a/dblayer.php b/dblayer.php
index 03fae1f..1334c5b 100644
--- a/dblayer.php
+++ b/dblayer.php
@@ -1324,6 +1324,8 @@ class dblayer
   public function directRead ($sql)
   {
     if ($this->debug) echo "== Entering directRead\n";
+    if ($this->debug)
+      echo "$sql\n";
     $st = self::$instance[$this->dsn]->prepare ($sql);
     $st->execute ();
     $res = array ();