diff --git a/src/hacklib.c b/src/hacklib.c
index e0806027f..cf2dbea62 100644
--- a/src/hacklib.c
+++ b/src/hacklib.c
@@ -783,6 +783,7 @@ time_t date;
 	Sprintf(datestr, "%04ld%02d%02d%02d%02d%02d",
 		datenum, lt->tm_mon + 1, lt->tm_mday,
 		lt->tm_hour, lt->tm_min, lt->tm_sec);
+	debugpline1("yyyymmddhhmmss() produced date string %s", datestr);
 	return(datestr);
 }