diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2d0d7ba..c805fda 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -15,3 +15,5 @@
 
 vendor
 .idea
+
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/internal/test/testhub/cmd/receive.go b/internal/test/testhub/cmd/receive.go
index 62289d4..8c13d94 100644
--- a/internal/test/testhub/cmd/receive.go
+++ b/internal/test/testhub/cmd/receive.go
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ var (
 		Use:   "receive",
 		Short: "Receive messages from an Event Hub",
 		Args: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if debug {
+				log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
+			}
 			return checkAuthFlags()
 		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
diff --git a/internal/test/testhub/cmd/root.go b/internal/test/testhub/cmd/root.go
index 873b7c4..c11fdd9 100644
--- a/internal/test/testhub/cmd/root.go
+++ b/internal/test/testhub/cmd/root.go
@@ -13,10 +13,12 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&hubName, "hub", "", "name of the Event Hub")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&sasKeyName, "key-name", "", "SAS key name for the Event Hub")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&sasKey, "key", "", "SAS key for the key-name")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "debug level logging")
 }
 
 var (
 	namespace, hubName, sasKeyName, sasKey string
+	debug bool
 
 	rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		Use:              "hubtest",
diff --git a/internal/test/testhub/cmd/send.go b/internal/test/testhub/cmd/send.go
index 5f17488..f20e715 100644
--- a/internal/test/testhub/cmd/send.go
+++ b/internal/test/testhub/cmd/send.go
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ var (
 		Use:   "send",
 		Short: "Send messages to an Event Hub",
 		Args: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			if debug {
+				log.SetLevel(log.DebugLevel)
+			}
 			return checkAuthFlags()
 		},
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {