diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
index ce4debabd..dc41cac6e 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/Base.java
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ public class Base {
   /** Set true if this a proper release rather than a numbered revision. */
   static public boolean RELEASE = false;
   /** True if heavy debugging error/log messages are enabled */
-  static public boolean DEBUG = false;
-//  static public boolean DEBUG = true;
+  //  static public boolean DEBUG = false;
+  static public boolean DEBUG = true;
 
   static HashMap<Integer, String> platformNames =
     new HashMap<Integer, String>();
diff --git a/app/src/processing/mode/android/Devices.java b/app/src/processing/mode/android/Devices.java
index 50fca9fe5..b1922fa46 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/mode/android/Devices.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/mode/android/Devices.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class Devices {
         return null;
       }
     } else {
-      System.out.println("Emulator is " + emuController.getState() + 
+      System.out.println("Emulator is " + emuController.getState() +
                          ", which is not expected.");
     }
 //    System.out.println("and now we're out");
@@ -126,7 +126,8 @@ class Devices {
       //      System.err.println("AndroidEnvironment: emulatorcontroller state is "
       //          + emuController.getState());
       if (emuController.getState() == State.NOT_RUNNING) {
-        System.err.println("Ouch. Emulator got killed, I think.");
+        System.err.println("Error while starting the emulator. (" +
+                           emuController.getState() + ")");
         return null;
       }
       emu = find(true);