diff --git a/install-discord-linux.sh b/install-discord-linux.sh
index 44937aa..d730b8c 100755
--- a/install-discord-linux.sh
+++ b/install-discord-linux.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 # BEGIN: Variables
 
+DEBUG=1
 ACTION=""
 DOWNLOAD_URL='https://discord.com/api/download/stable?platform=linux&format=tar.gz'
 VERSION_REGEX='[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+'
@@ -19,6 +20,12 @@ DESKTOP_FILE_INSTALLED=0
 
 # BEGIN: Helper Functions
 
+function log () {
+	if [[ $DEBUG -eq 1 ]]; then local DATE=`date` local MESSAGE="${1:?"log: Message not provided"}"
+		echo "$DATE : $MESSAGE"
+	fi
+}
+
 function get_remote_version(){
 	local REMOTE_VERSION=`curl $DOWNLOAD_URL | grep -Eo $VERSION_REGEX | head -n 1`
 
@@ -26,7 +33,7 @@ function get_remote_version(){
 		echo "$REMOTE_VERSION"
 		return 0
 	else
-		echo "error: remote version not found"
+		log "error: remote version not found"
 		return 1
 	fi
 }
@@ -36,17 +43,19 @@ function do_download(){
 
 	## If the provided version doesn't match the format #.#.#
 	if [[ ! "$VERSION" =~ ^$VERSION_REGEX$ ]]; then
-		echo "do_download : the version ($VERSION) provided, does not match format $VERSION_REGEX."
+		log "do_download : the version ($VERSION) provided, does not match format $VERSION_REGEX."
 		exit 2
 	fi
 
 	## Making the URL to download the package
 	### replacing all {VERSION} in PACKAGE_DOWNLOAD_URL_BASE with $REMOTE_VERSION using string substitution
 	PACKAGE_DOWNLOAD_URL="${PACKAGE_DOWNLOAD_URL_BASE//\{VERSION\}/$REMOTE_VERSION}"
+	log "Download url created ($PACKAGE_DOWNLOAD_URL)"
 
 	## Getting filename from url
 	### Removing all characters from the last / back to leave only the filename
 	FILENAME="${PACKAGE_DOWNLOAD_URL/*\/}"
+	log "File was downloaded as $FILENAME"
 
 	## Downloading the discord package (tar.gz)
 	curl "$PACKAGE_DOWNLOAD_URL" -o "$FILENAME" >/dev/null 2>&1
@@ -54,6 +63,8 @@ function do_download(){
 
 function update_desktop_file() {
 
+	log "Updating desktop file"
+
 	## Desktop file in the current/new install
 	DESKTOP_FILE=$EXISTING_INSTALL/discord.desktop
 
@@ -75,6 +86,7 @@ function update_desktop_file() {
 
 	## Pushing replacement values to desktop file
 	echo -e "$DESKTOP_FILE_CONTENTS" > $DESKTOP_FILE
+	log "Desktop file has been updated"
 
 }
 
@@ -89,8 +101,8 @@ function do_install() {
 	if [[ -f $FILENAME ]]; then
 		tar xf "$FILENAME"
 	else
-		echo "$FILENAME failed to download. Exiting now"
-		exit 1
+		log "$FILENAME failed to download. Exiting now"
+		exit 3
 	fi
 
 	update_desktop_file
@@ -137,11 +149,13 @@ function do_upgrade(){
 
 if [[ -d $EXISTING_INSTALL ]] && [[ -f $BUILD_FILE ]]; then
 	LOCAL_VERSION=`grep -Eo $VERSION_REGEX $BUILD_FILE`
+	log "Local version was found to be ($LOCAL_VERSION)"
 else
 	ACTION=INSTALL
 fi
 
 REMOTE_VERSION=`get_remote_version`
+log "Retrieved remote version ($REMOTE_VERSION)"
 
 # END: Pre-Work Check