diff --git a/scripts/lib/install-node b/scripts/lib/install-node
index 084fe2d105..3a8243b6bd 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/install-node
+++ b/scripts/lib/install-node
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ check_version() {
 }
 
 if ! check_version 2>/dev/null; then
+    set -x
     tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
     trap 'rm -r "$tmpdir"' EXIT
     cd "$tmpdir"
diff --git a/tools/setup/install-shellcheck b/tools/setup/install-shellcheck
index 1fec01d67c..2627ff8cfa 100755
--- a/tools/setup/install-shellcheck
+++ b/tools/setup/install-shellcheck
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ version: $version
 }
 
 if ! check_version 2>/dev/null; then
+    set -x
     tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
     trap 'rm -r "$tmpdir"' EXIT
     cd "$tmpdir"
diff --git a/tools/setup/install-shfmt b/tools/setup/install-shfmt
index e37d39c703..d7b238b8de 100755
--- a/tools/setup/install-shfmt
+++ b/tools/setup/install-shfmt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ check_version() {
 }
 
 if ! check_version 2>/dev/null; then
+    set -x
     tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
     trap 'rm -r "$tmpdir"' EXIT
     cd "$tmpdir"
diff --git a/tools/setup/install-transifex-cli b/tools/setup/install-transifex-cli
index d8a7b0b9dd..8539243729 100755
--- a/tools/setup/install-transifex-cli
+++ b/tools/setup/install-transifex-cli
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ check_version() {
 }
 
 if ! check_version 2>/dev/null; then
+    set -x
     tmpdir="$(mktemp -d)"
     trap 'rm -r "$tmpdir"' EXIT
     cd "$tmpdir"