diff --git a/cmd/ipfs2/ipfs.go b/cmd/ipfs2/ipfs.go
index 402ce55a7..d6f256d54 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs2/ipfs.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs2/ipfs.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	cmds "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/commands"
 	commands "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/core/commands2"
 )
@@ -55,6 +57,11 @@ type cmdDetails struct {
 	doesNotUseRepo    bool
 }
 
+func (d *cmdDetails) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("on client? %t, on daemon? %t, uses repo? %t",
+		d.canRunOnClient(), d.canRunOnDaemon(), d.usesRepo())
+}
+
 func (d *cmdDetails) canRunOnClient() bool { return !d.cannotRunOnClient }
 func (d *cmdDetails) canRunOnDaemon() bool { return !d.cannotRunOnDaemon }
 func (d *cmdDetails) usesRepo() bool       { return !d.doesNotUseRepo }
diff --git a/cmd/ipfs2/main.go b/cmd/ipfs2/main.go
index f394ec980..0742bf47c 100644
--- a/cmd/ipfs2/main.go
+++ b/cmd/ipfs2/main.go
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ func commandShouldRunOnDaemon(req cmds.Request, root *cmds.Command) (bool, error
 	if !found {
 		details = cmdDetails{} // defaults
 	}
+	log.Debugf("cmd perms for +%v: %s", path, details.String())
 
 	if details.cannotRunOnClient && details.cannotRunOnDaemon {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("command disabled: %s", path[0])