diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index 8d01f5b..740db36 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 set -e
 
+[ "$BUILDPACK_XTRACE" ] && set -o xtrace
+
 unset GIT_DIR
 
 for BUILDPACK in $(cat $1/.buildpacks); do