diff --git a/bin/vidref b/bin/vidref
--- a/bin/vidref
+++ b/bin/vidref
@@ -2,11 +2,17 @@
 import gobject
 gobject.threads_init()
 import gtk
-import sys
+import sys, logging
 sys.path.append(".")
 from light9.vidref.main import Main
 
 
+logging.basicConfig()
+log = logging.getLogger()
+log.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logging.getLogger("restkit.client").setLevel(logging.WARN)
+
+
 start=Main()
 gtk.main()