diff --git a/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua b/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua
index c8b91a4a4..b8c9469e2 100644
--- a/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua
+++ b/frontend/device/kobo/device.lua
@@ -309,7 +309,9 @@ function Kobo:getFirmwareVersion()
 end
 
 function Kobo:suspend()
+    dbg("Executing kobo suspend script...")
     os.execute("./suspend.sh")
+    dbg("Returned from kobo suspend script.")
 end
 
 function Kobo:resume()