diff --git a/cometd-nodejs-client.js b/cometd-nodejs-client.js
index fb5d119..0cc153e 100644
--- a/cometd-nodejs-client.js
+++ b/cometd-nodejs-client.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ module.exports = {
         var url = require('url');
         var httpc = require('http');
         var https = require('https');
+        var HttpcProxyAgent = require('http-proxy-agent');
+        var HttpsProxyAgent = require('https-proxy-agent');
 
         var window = global['window'];
         if (!window) {
@@ -21,11 +23,17 @@ module.exports = {
         };
         var _agentc = new httpc.Agent(_agentOptions);
         var _agents = new https.Agent(_agentOptions);
-        var HttpcProxyAgent = require('http-proxy-agent');
-        var HttpsProxyAgent = require('https-proxy-agent');
 
         var _globalCookies = {};
 
+        var _logLevel = options && options.logLevel || 'info';
+
+        function _debug() {
+            if (_logLevel === 'debug') {
+                console.log.apply(this, Array.from(arguments));
+            }
+        }
+
         function _secure(uri) {
             return /^https/i.test(uri.protocol);
         }
@@ -95,6 +103,7 @@ module.exports = {
                         }
                     }
                     if (isIncluded) {
+                        _debug('proxying', serverURI.href, 'via', proxy);
                         var agentOpts = Object.assign(url.parse(proxy), _agentOptions);
                         return _secure(serverURI) ? new HttpsProxyAgent(agentOpts) : new HttpcProxyAgent(agentOpts);
                     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2be666c..fd1dbb1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "cometd-nodejs-client",
-  "version": "1.0.4",
+  "version": "1.1.0",
   "description": "Adapter code to run the CometD JavaScript library in a NodeJS environment",
   "keywords": [
     "node",
diff --git a/test/proxy.js b/test/proxy.js
index d037d24..bab0551 100644
--- a/test/proxy.js
+++ b/test/proxy.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ describe('proxy', function() {
             console.log('proxy listening on localhost:' + proxyPort);
 
             nodeCometD.adapt({
+                logLevel: 'debug',
                 httpProxy: {
                     uri: 'http://localhost:' + proxyPort
                 }