diff --git a/channels/chan_dahdi.c b/channels/chan_dahdi.c
index f05ebab583..364c85d04a 100644
--- a/channels/chan_dahdi.c
+++ b/channels/chan_dahdi.c
@@ -13709,25 +13709,36 @@ static char *handle_pri_debug(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_cli_a
 		ast_cli(a->fd, "No PRI running on span %d\n", span);
 		return CLI_SUCCESS;
 	}
+
+	/* Set debug level in libpri */
 	for (x = 0; x < SIG_PRI_NUM_DCHANS; x++) {
-		if (pris[span-1].pri.dchans[x]) {
-			if (level == 1) {
-				pri_set_debug(pris[span-1].pri.dchans[x], SIG_PRI_DEBUG_NORMAL);
-				ast_cli(a->fd, "Enabled debugging on span %d\n", span);
-			} else if (level == 0) {
-				pri_set_debug(pris[span-1].pri.dchans[x], 0);
-				/* close the file if it's set */
-				ast_mutex_lock(&pridebugfdlock);
-				close(pridebugfd);
-				pridebugfd = -1;
-				ast_cli(a->fd, "PRI debug output to file disabled\n");
-				ast_mutex_unlock(&pridebugfdlock);
-			} else {
-				pri_set_debug(pris[span-1].pri.dchans[x], SIG_PRI_DEBUG_INTENSE);
-				ast_cli(a->fd, "Enabled debugging on span %d\n", span);
+		if (pris[span - 1].pri.dchans[x]) {
+			switch (level) {
+			case 0:
+				pri_set_debug(pris[span - 1].pri.dchans[x], 0);
+				break;
+			case 1:
+				pri_set_debug(pris[span - 1].pri.dchans[x], SIG_PRI_DEBUG_NORMAL);
+				break;
+			default:
+				pri_set_debug(pris[span - 1].pri.dchans[x], SIG_PRI_DEBUG_INTENSE);
+				break;
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if (level == 0) {
+		/* Close the debugging file if it's set */
+		ast_mutex_lock(&pridebugfdlock);
+		if (0 <= pridebugfd) {
+			close(pridebugfd);
+			pridebugfd = -1;
+			ast_cli(a->fd, "Disabled PRI debug output to file '%s'\n",
+				pridebugfilename);
+		}
+		ast_mutex_unlock(&pridebugfdlock);
+	}
+	pris[span - 1].pri.debug = (level) ? 1 : 0;
+	ast_cli(a->fd, "%s debugging on span %d\n", (level) ? "Enabled" : "Disabled", span);
 	return CLI_SUCCESS;
 }
 #endif	/* defined(HAVE_PRI) */
@@ -13944,7 +13955,7 @@ static char *handle_pri_show_debug(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_
 	int x;
 	int span;
 	int count=0;
-	int debug=0;
+	int debug;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case CLI_INIT:
@@ -13960,7 +13971,6 @@ static char *handle_pri_show_debug(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_
 	for (span = 0; span < NUM_SPANS; span++) {
 		if (pris[span].pri.pri) {
 			for (x = 0; x < SIG_PRI_NUM_DCHANS; x++) {
-				debug = 0;
 				if (pris[span].pri.dchans[x]) {
 					debug = pri_get_debug(pris[span].pri.dchans[x]);
 					ast_cli(a->fd, "Span %d: Debug: %s\tIntense: %s\n", span+1, (debug&PRI_DEBUG_Q931_STATE)? "Yes" : "No" ,(debug&PRI_DEBUG_Q921_RAW)? "Yes" : "No" );
@@ -13976,7 +13986,7 @@ static char *handle_pri_show_debug(struct ast_cli_entry *e, int cmd, struct ast_
 	ast_mutex_unlock(&pridebugfdlock);
 
 	if (!count)
-		ast_cli(a->fd, "No debug set or no PRI running\n");
+		ast_cli(a->fd, "No PRI running\n");
 	return CLI_SUCCESS;
 }
 #endif	/* defined(HAVE_PRI) */
diff --git a/channels/sig_pri.c b/channels/sig_pri.c
index c427996246..4ff425c914 100644
--- a/channels/sig_pri.c
+++ b/channels/sig_pri.c
@@ -4243,8 +4243,10 @@ static void *pri_dchannel(void *vpri)
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "pri_event returned error %d (%s)\n", errno, strerror(errno));
 
 		if (e) {
-			if (pri->debug)
-				pri_dump_event(pri->dchans[which], e);
+			if (pri->debug) {
+				ast_verbose("Span: %d Processing event: %s\n",
+					pri->span, pri_event2str(e->e));
+			}
 
 			if (e->e != PRI_EVENT_DCHAN_DOWN) {
 				if (!(pri->dchanavail[which] & DCHAN_UP)) {
diff --git a/channels/sig_pri.h b/channels/sig_pri.h
index 5a770ce0b0..98b05b9caf 100644
--- a/channels/sig_pri.h
+++ b/channels/sig_pri.h
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ struct sig_pri_span {
 	int num_call_waiting_calls;
 #endif	/* defined(HAVE_PRI_CALL_WAITING) */
 	int dchanavail[SIG_PRI_NUM_DCHANS];		/*!< Whether each channel is available */
-	int debug;								/*!< set to true if to dump PRI event info (tested but never set) */
+	int debug;								/*!< set to true if to dump PRI event info */
 	int span;								/*!< span number put into user output messages */
 	int resetting;							/*!< true if span is being reset/restarted */
 	int resetpos;							/*!< current position during a reset (-1 if not started) */