diff --git a/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py b/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py
index 6626ad6f25fe571404305114d78a85d199e996b2..2f2a8d34e36a6c48e2ae43bc9818ec42d378db65 100644
--- a/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py
+++ b/TES/tes/apiendpoints.py
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ class AppInstance(Resource):
         logger = logging.getLogger()
         logger.debug('getting appinstance {} {} {}'.format(username,loginhost,batchhost))
         logger.debug('ssh sess socket is {}'.format(sshsess.socket))
+        logger.debug('paramscmd is {}'.format(paramscmd))
         #cmd = 'ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o CheckHostIP=no {batchhost} '.format(batchhost=batchhost) + paramscmd
         try:
             res = Ssh.execute(sshsess, host=batchhost, bastion=loginhost, user=username, cmd=paramscmd)