diff --git a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
index dd24fe2..fac0312 100644
--- a/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
+++ b/gaugemqttcontinuous.py
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ def make_gauge_topics(prefix, gauge_id):
 
 print("DEBUG: after duplicate function, about to define _DEVICE")
 
+print("DEBUG: about to define _DEVICE dict")
 _DEVICE = {
     "identifiers": [MQTT_CLIENT_ID],
     "name": DEVICE_NAME,
@@ -257,15 +258,18 @@ _DEVICE = {
     "manufacturer": DEVICE_MFR,
     "suggested_area": DEVICE_AREA,
 }
+print("DEBUG: _DEVICE defined")
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # WiFi
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
+print("DEBUG: about to set wifi globals")
 _wifi_reconnect_delay_s = 5
 _wifi_check_interval_ms = 30000
 _last_wifi_check = 0
 _wifi_sta = None
+print("DEBUG: wifi globals set")
 
 
 def connect_wifi(ssid, password, timeout_s=15):