diff --git a/nix/nixosModules/common/xscreensaver.nix b/nix/nixosModules/common/xscreensaver.nix
index 2359f830..2d18a6a1 100644
--- a/nix/nixosModules/common/xscreensaver.nix
+++ b/nix/nixosModules/common/xscreensaver.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ in {
             cfg.hooks;
         in ''
           xscreensaver-command -watch | while read event rest; do
+            echo "The handler script got \"$event\""
             case $event in
               ${handlers}
             esac