diff --git a/.github/ci-nightly-test.sh b/.github/ci-nightly-test.sh
index cf0ddd4b1..d76cc8e84 100644
--- a/.github/ci-nightly-test.sh
+++ b/.github/ci-nightly-test.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -e
+set -xe
 
 # We do not want to come across the ecCodes tools in the toolbox
 module unload ecmwf-toolbox