diff --git a/src/fenrir/speechDriver/speechdDriver.py b/src/fenrir/speechDriver/speechdDriver.py
index 8e147d14..ab4081a1 100644
--- a/src/fenrir/speechDriver/speechdDriver.py
+++ b/src/fenrir/speechDriver/speechdDriver.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class driver():
             self._punct = speechd.PunctuationMode()
             self._isInitialized = True
         except Exception as e:
-            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut(str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)         
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver initialize:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                 
             self._initialized = False
                     
     def shutdown(self):
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class driver():
             self._sd.set_punctuation(self._punct.NONE)              
             self._sd.speak(text)            
         except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver speak:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                 
             self._isInitialized = False
 
     def cancel(self):
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ class driver():
         try:
             self._sd.cancel()
         except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver cancel:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                         
             self._isInitialized = False        
 
     def setCallback(self, callback):
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ class driver():
             if voice != '':
                 self._sd.set_voice(voice)
         except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setVoice:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                                 
             self._isInitialized = False
 
     def setPitch(self, pitch):
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ class driver():
         try:
             self._sd.set_pitch(int(-100 + pitch * 200)) 
         except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setPitch:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                                         
             self._isInitialized = False
 
     def setRate(self, rate):
@@ -86,6 +90,7 @@ class driver():
         try:
             self._sd.set_rate(int(-100 + rate * 200))
         except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setRate:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                                                 
             self._isInitialized = False
 
     def setModule(self, module):
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ class driver():
         try:
             self._sd.set_output_module(module)
         except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setModule:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                                                 
             self._isInitialized = False
             
     def setLanguage(self, language):
@@ -107,4 +113,5 @@ class driver():
         try:               
             self._sd.set_volume(int(-100 + volume * 200))
         except Exception as e:
+            self.env['runtime']['debug'].writeDebugOut('speechDriver setVolume:' + str(e),debug.debugLevel.ERROR)                                                         
             self._isInitialized = False