diff --git a/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py b/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py
index 4b4df3e4f52935362ca99ba3c7aad9fbc980893b..ebe33cc87c761dfc8d2448250ffe71cfe2fab69f 100644
--- a/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py
+++ b/src/caosadvancedtools/cfood.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import re
 import caosdb as db
 
 from .guard import global_guard as guard
-from .verbosity import INFO, VERBOSE
+from .verbosity import DEBUG, INFO, VERBOSE
 
 ENTITIES = {}
 
@@ -180,6 +180,9 @@ class AbstractCFood(object):
 
             for el in self.to_be_updated:
                 print(el.name if el.name is not None else el.id)
+
+            if self.verbosity >= DEBUG:
+                print(self.to_be_updated)
             print("/"*60)
         guard.safe_update(self.to_be_updated)