diff --git a/elasticsearch/start b/elasticsearch/start
index fd9266c0..ba20c619 100755
--- a/elasticsearch/start
+++ b/elasticsearch/start
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-set -x
-
 if [ ! -e /conf/elasticsearch.* ]; then
   cp $ES_HOME/config/elasticsearch.yml /conf
 fi
@@ -36,8 +34,10 @@ fi
 if [ -n "$PLUGINS" ]; then
   for p in $(echo $PLUGINS | awk -v RS=, '{print}')
   do
+    echo "Installing the plugin $p"
     $ES_HOME/bin/plugin --install $p
   done
 fi
 
+echo "Starting Elasticsearch with the options $OPTS"
 $ES_HOME/bin/elasticsearch $OPTS