diff --git a/src/buildstream/_frontend/cli.py b/src/buildstream/_frontend/cli.py
index bbb9240f..96ce742a 100644
--- a/src/buildstream/_frontend/cli.py
+++ b/src/buildstream/_frontend/cli.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def print_version(ctx, param, value):
 @click.option('--config', '-c',
               type=click.Path(exists=True, dir_okay=False, readable=True),
               help="Configuration file to use")
[email protected]('--directory', '-C', default=os.getcwd(),
[email protected]('--directory', '-C', default=None,
               type=click.Path(file_okay=False, readable=True),
               help="Project directory (default: current directory)")
 @click.option('--on-error', default=None,
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ def cli(context, **kwargs):
     from .app import App

     # Create the App, giving it the main arguments
+    print(str(dict(kwargs)))
     context.obj = App.create(dict(kwargs))
     context.call_on_close(context.obj.cleanup)