diff --git a/pb/build_rprotoc b/pb/build_rprotoc
index 7246671e8..4639d9ff1 100755
--- a/pb/build_rprotoc
+++ b/pb/build_rprotoc
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ echo "skipping creation of binstubs as it breaks bin/ruby-protoc invocation belo
 # die on error at this point
 set -e
 
+echo "curr"
+ls -la .
+echo "parent"
+ls -la ..
+echo `pwd`
+
 echo "building ruby protocol buffers"
 bin/ruby-protoc $PROTO_FILES --proto_path $SRC --ruby_out $RUBY_OUT