diff --git a/delog.py b/delog.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..bfe3b77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/delog.py
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import re
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  regex = re.compile('\x1b\[[0-9]*;[0-9]*H')
+  for line in sys.stdin:
+    print(regex.sub('', line).strip())
diff --git a/include/console.h b/include/console.h
index 4e3f42b..78aef52 100644
--- a/include/console.h
+++ b/include/console.h
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ void console_set_status(const char *fmt, ...);
 __attribute__((format(printf,1,2)))
 void console_print(const char *fmt, ...);
 
+__attribute__((format(printf,1,2)))
+void debug_print(const char *fmt, ...);
+
 void console_render(void);
diff --git a/source/console.c b/source/console.c
index dfad8b3..e4618b9 100644
--- a/source/console.c
+++ b/source/console.c
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 static PrintConsole status_console;
 static PrintConsole main_console;
 static PrintConsole tcp_console;
+#if ENABLE_LOGGING
+static bool disable_logging = false;
+#endif
 
 /*! initialize console subsystem */
 void
@@ -61,11 +64,29 @@ console_print(const char *fmt, ...)
   va_start(ap, fmt);
   vprintf(fmt, ap);
 #ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
-  vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+  if(!disable_logging)
+    vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
 #endif
   va_end(ap);
 }
 
+/*! print debug message
+ *
+ *  @param[in] fmt format string
+ *  @param[in] ... format arguments
+ */
+void
+debug_print(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+  va_list ap;
+
+  va_start(ap, fmt);
+  vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
+#endif
+}
+
 /*! print tcp tables */
 static void
 print_tcp_table(void)
@@ -75,6 +96,10 @@ print_tcp_table(void)
   size_t                    i;
   int                       rc, lines = 0;
 
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+  disable_logging = true;
+#endif
+
   consoleSelect(&tcp_console);
   console_print("\x1b[0;0H\x1b[K");
   optlen = sizeof(tcp_entries);
@@ -148,6 +173,10 @@ print_tcp_table(void)
     console_print("\x1b[2J");
 
   consoleSelect(&main_console);
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+  disable_logging = false;
+#endif
 }
 
 /*! draw console to screen */
@@ -190,6 +219,17 @@ console_print(const char *fmt, ...)
   va_end(ap);
 }
 
+void
+debug_print(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+  va_list ap;
+  va_start(ap, fmt);
+  vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+  va_end(ap);
+#endif
+}
+
 void console_render(void)
 {
 }
diff --git a/source/ftp.c b/source/ftp.c
index 586ba93..3a9bd77 100644
--- a/source/ftp.c
+++ b/source/ftp.c
@@ -968,7 +968,10 @@ ftp_session_new(int listen_fd)
   /* send initiator response */
   rc = ftp_send_response(session, 220, "Hello!\r\n");
   if(rc <= 0)
+  {
+    debug_print("failed to send initiator response\n");
     ftp_session_destroy(session);
+  }
 }
 
 /*! accept PASV connection for ftp session
@@ -1175,6 +1178,7 @@ ftp_session_read_command(ftp_session_t *session,
   if(rc == 0)
   {
     /* peer closed connection */
+    debug_print("peer closed connection\n");
     ftp_session_close_cmd(session);
     return;
   }
@@ -1386,7 +1390,10 @@ ftp_session_poll(ftp_session_t *session)
 
       /* we need to read a new command */
       if(pollinfo[0].revents & (POLLERR|POLLHUP))
+      {
+        debug_print("cmd revents=0x%x\n", pollinfo[0].revents);
         ftp_session_close_cmd(session);
+      }
       else if(pollinfo[0].revents & (POLLIN | POLLPRI))
         ftp_session_read_command(session, pollinfo[0].revents);
     }
@@ -1449,6 +1456,7 @@ ftp_session_poll(ftp_session_t *session)
     return session->next;
 
   /* disconnected from peer; destroy it and return next session */
+  debug_print("disconnected from peer\n");
   return ftp_session_destroy(session);
 }
 
@@ -1504,6 +1512,9 @@ update_status(void)
 {
 #ifdef _3DS
   console_set_status("\n" GREEN STATUS_STRING " "
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+                     "DEBUG "
+#endif
                      CYAN "%s:%u" RESET,
                      inet_ntoa(serv_addr.sin_addr),
                      ntohs(serv_addr.sin_port));
@@ -1528,6 +1539,9 @@ update_status(void)
   }
 
   console_set_status(GREEN STATUS_STRING " "
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+                     "DEBUG "
+#endif
                      YELLOW "IP:"   CYAN "%s "
                      YELLOW "Port:" CYAN "%u"
                      RESET,
@@ -1623,23 +1637,6 @@ ftp_init(void)
 
   console_print(GREEN "Ready!\n" RESET);
 
-#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
-  /* open log file */
-  FILE *fp = freopen("/ftpd.log", "wb", stderr);
-  if(fp == NULL)
-  {
-    console_print(RED "freopen: 0x%08X\n" RESET, errno);
-    goto log_fail;
-  }
-
-  /* truncate log file */
-  if(ftruncate(fileno(fp), 0) != 0)
-  {
-    console_print(RED "ftruncate: 0x%08X\n" RESET, errno);
-    goto ftruncate_fail;
-  }
-#endif
-
   /* allocate buffer for SOC service */
   SOCU_buffer = (u32*)memalign(SOCU_ALIGN, SOCU_BUFFERSIZE);
   if(SOCU_buffer == NULL)
@@ -1722,13 +1719,6 @@ soc_fail:
   SOCU_buffer = NULL;
 
 memalign_fail:
-#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
-ftruncate_fail:
-  if(fclose(stderr) != 0)
-    console_print(RED "fclose: 0x%08X\n" RESET, errno);
-
-log_fail:
-#endif
   return -1;
 #endif
 }
@@ -1741,6 +1731,8 @@ ftp_exit(void)
   Result ret;
 #endif
 
+  debug_print("exiting ftp server\n");
+
   /* clean up all sessions */
   while(sessions != NULL)
     ftp_session_destroy(sessions);
@@ -1761,14 +1753,6 @@ ftp_exit(void)
       console_print(RED "socExit: 0x%08X\n" RESET, (unsigned int)ret);
     free(SOCU_buffer);
   }
-
-#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
-  /* close log file */
-  if(fclose(stderr) != 0)
-    console_print(RED "fclose: 0x%08X\n" RESET, errno);
-
-#endif
-
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/source/main.c b/source/main.c
index 7d0d433..60a0bd7 100644
--- a/source/main.c
+++ b/source/main.c
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <malloc.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #ifdef _3DS
 #include <3ds.h>
 #endif
@@ -78,7 +80,33 @@ main(int  argc,
 
   /* initialize console subsystem */
   console_init();
-  console_set_status("\n" GREEN STATUS_STRING RESET);
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+  /* open log file */
+#ifdef _3DS
+  FILE *fp = freopen("/ftpd.log", "wb", stderr);
+#else
+  FILE *fp = freopen("ftpd.log", "wb", stderr);
+#endif
+  if(fp == NULL)
+  {
+    console_print(RED "freopen: 0x%08X\n" RESET, errno);
+    goto log_fail;
+  }
+
+  /* truncate log file */
+  if(ftruncate(fileno(fp), 0) != 0)
+  {
+    console_print(RED "ftruncate: 0x%08X\n" RESET, errno);
+    goto log_fail;
+  }
+#endif
+
+  console_set_status("\n" GREEN STATUS_STRING
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+                     " DEBUG"
+#endif
+                     RESET);
 
   while(status == LOOP_RESTART)
   {
@@ -97,6 +125,15 @@ main(int  argc,
 
 #ifdef _3DS
   console_print("Press B to exit\n");
+#endif
+
+#ifdef ENABLE_LOGGING
+log_fail:
+  if(fclose(stderr) != 0)
+    console_print(RED "fclose(%d): 0x%08X\n" RESET, fileno(stderr), errno);
+#endif
+
+#ifdef _3DS
   loop(wait_for_b);
 
   /* deinitialize 3DS services */