diff --git a/drmaa/__init__.py b/drmaa/__init__.py
index 411e344..1602692 100644
--- a/drmaa/__init__.py
+++ b/drmaa/__init__.py
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
 
+import logging
+
 from .const import (ATTR_BUFFER, BLOCK_EMAIL, CONTACT_BUFFER,
                     control_action_to_string, DEADLINE_TIME, DRM_SYSTEM_BUFFER,
                     DRMAA_IMPLEMENTATION_BUFFER, DURATION_HLIMIT,
@@ -98,3 +100,8 @@
            'SUBMISSION_STATE_ACTIVE', 'SUBMISSION_STATE_HOLD',
            'TIMEOUT_NO_WAIT', 'TIMEOUT_WAIT_FOREVER', 'TRANSFER_FILES',
            'V_ARGV', 'V_EMAIL', 'V_ENV', 'WCT_HLIMIT', 'WCT_SLIMIT', 'WD']
+
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
diff --git a/drmaa/helpers.py b/drmaa/helpers.py
index 7ba0ff0..5a34066 100644
--- a/drmaa/helpers.py
+++ b/drmaa/helpers.py
@@ -26,11 +26,14 @@
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function, unicode_literals
 
+import logging
 import sys
 from collections import namedtuple
 from ctypes import (byref, c_uint, create_string_buffer, POINTER, pointer,
                     sizeof)
 
+from wurlitzer import pipes
+
 from drmaa.const import ATTR_BUFFER, ENCODING, NO_MORE_ELEMENTS
 from drmaa.errors import error_buffer
 from drmaa.wrappers import (drmaa_attr_names_t, drmaa_attr_values_t,
@@ -55,6 +58,11 @@
 _BUFLEN = ATTR_BUFFER
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+logger.addHandler(logging.NullHandler())
+
+
 class BoolConverter(object):
 
     """Helper class to convert to/from bool attributes."""
@@ -299,8 +307,19 @@ def c(f, *args):
     A helper function wrapping calls to the C DRMAA functions with error
     managing code.
     """
-    return f(*(args + (error_buffer, sizeof(error_buffer))))
 
+    with pipes() as (stdout, stderr):
+        result = f(*(args + (error_buffer, sizeof(error_buffer))))
+
+    for line in stdout.readline():
+        if line:
+            logger.debug(line)
+
+    for line in stderr.readline():
+        if line:
+            logger.debug(line)
+
+    return result
 
 def string_vector(v):
     vlen = len(v)
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index be956c9..9ea832b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def readme():
       license="BSD",
       keywords="python grid hpc drmaa",
       url="https://github.com/pygridtools/drmaa-python",
+      install_requires=["wurlitzer"],
       tests_require='nose',
       test_suite='nose.collector',
       classifiers=["Development Status :: 4 - Beta",