diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index c162fde..a608528 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ ccsReadGlobalConfig (ConfigOption option,
 
     *value = NULL;
     section = getSectionName();
+    printf("reading from global section %s\n", section);
     ret = ccsIniGetString (iniFile, section, entry, value);
     free (section);
     ccsIniClose (iniFile);
@@ -164,7 +165,8 @@ ccsReadConfig (ConfigOption option,
     char          *section;
     Bool          ret;
 
-    iniFile = getConfigFile();
+    iniFile = getConfigFile ();
+    printf("opening local config returned %p\n", iniFile);
     if (!iniFile)
 	return ccsReadGlobalConfig (option, value);
 
@@ -191,7 +193,9 @@ ccsReadConfig (ConfigOption option,
 
     *value = NULL;
     section = getSectionName();
+    printf("reading local section %s\n", section);
     ret = ccsIniGetString (iniFile, section, entry, value);
+    printf("reading local entry %s returned %d\n", ret);
     free (section);
     ccsIniClose (iniFile);
 
@@ -215,7 +219,7 @@ ccsWriteConfig (ConfigOption option,
     if (ccsReadConfig (option, &curVal) && strcmp (value, curVal) == 0)
 	return TRUE;
 
-    iniFile = getConfigFile();
+    iniFile = getConfigFile (TRUE);
     if (!iniFile)
 	return FALSE;
 
@@ -241,6 +245,7 @@ ccsWriteConfig (ConfigOption option,
     }
 
     section = getSectionName();
+    printf("writing %s to entry %s in section %s of local file\n", value, entry, section);
     ccsIniSetString (iniFile, section, entry, value);
     free (section);