diff --git a/fanficfare/cli.py b/fanficfare/cli.py
index 5276d7c1..1d0f0d26 100644
--- a/fanficfare/cli.py
+++ b/fanficfare/cli.py
@@ -532,7 +532,8 @@ def get_configuration(url,
     if options.configfile:
         conflist.extend(options.configfile)
 
-    configuration.read(conflist)
+    logger.debug("confs list:%s"%conflist)
+    logger.debug("read confs:%s"%configuration.read(conflist))
 
     try:
         configuration.add_section('overrides')