diff --git a/etc/jenkins.sh b/etc/jenkins.sh
index b05bb26d..30784a57 100755
--- a/etc/jenkins.sh
+++ b/etc/jenkins.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -e
+set -x
+
 #setup virtualenvironment 
 export VIRTUALENVWRAPPER_PYTHON=/usr/bin/python2.7
 export WORKON_HOME=/mnt/jenkins_backups/virtual_envs
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ if [ ! -d $WORKON_HOME ]; then
 fi
 source /usr/local/bin/virtualenvwrapper.sh
 
+
 #create the scientific python virtualenv and copy to provide zipline base
 mkvirtualenv --no-site-packages scientific_base
 workon scientific_base