diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4e48a2e..62b2fb4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,18 +2,10 @@
 # Makefile for IPTV plugin
 #
 
-# Debugging on/off
-
-#IPTV_DEBUG = 1
-
 # Default shell for EXT protocol
 
 #IPTV_EXTSHELL = /bin/bash
 
-# Strip debug symbols?  Set eg. to /bin/true if not
-
-STRIP = strip
-
 # The official name of this plugin.
 # This name will be used in the '-P...' option of VDR to load the plugin.
 # By default the main source file also carries this name.
@@ -41,6 +33,7 @@ TMPDIR ?= /tmp
 
 export CFLAGS   = $(call PKGCFG,cflags)
 export CXXFLAGS = $(call PKGCFG,cxxflags)
+STRIP           ?= /bin/true
 
 ### The version number of VDR's plugin API:
 
@@ -69,10 +62,6 @@ INCLUDES +=
 
 DEFINES += -DPLUGIN_NAME_I18N='"$(PLUGIN)"'
 
-ifdef IPTV_DEBUG
-DEFINES += -DDEBUG
-endif
-
 ifdef IPTV_EXTSHELL
 DEFINES += -DEXTSHELL='"$(IPTV_EXTSHELL)"'
 endif
@@ -139,9 +128,7 @@ install-i18n: $(I18Nmsgs)
 
 $(SOFILE): $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) $(CXXFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -shared $(OBJS) $(LIBS) -o $@
-ifndef IPTV_DEBUG
 	@$(STRIP) $@
-endif
 
 install-lib: $(SOFILE)
 	install -D $^ $(DESTDIR)$(LIBDIR)/$^.$(APIVERSION)
diff --git a/log.h b/log.h
index 4082b77..37f463d 100644
--- a/log.h
+++ b/log.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #define debug6(x...)  void( IptvConfig.IsTraceMode(cIptvConfig::eTraceModeDebug6)  ? dsyslog("IPTV6: " x)  : void() )
 // 0x0040: TBD
 #define debug7(x...)  void( IptvConfig.IsTraceMode(cIptvConfig::eTraceModeDebug7)  ? dsyslog("IPTV7: " x)  : void() )
-// 0x0080: TBD
+// 0x0080: CURL
 #define debug8(x...)  void( IptvConfig.IsTraceMode(cIptvConfig::eTraceModeDebug8)  ? dsyslog("IPTV8: " x)  : void() )
 // 0x0100: TBD
 #define debug9(x...)  void( IptvConfig.IsTraceMode(cIptvConfig::eTraceModeDebug9)  ? dsyslog("IPTV9: " x)  : void() )
diff --git a/protocolcurl.c b/protocolcurl.c
index 657dc00..d286218 100644
--- a/protocolcurl.c
+++ b/protocolcurl.c
@@ -55,6 +55,35 @@ cIptvProtocolCurl::~cIptvProtocolCurl()
   DELETE_POINTER(ringBufferM);
 }
 
+int cIptvProtocolCurl::DebugCallback(CURL *handleP, curl_infotype typeP, char *dataP, size_t sizeP, void *userPtrP)
+{
+  cIptvProtocolCurl *obj = reinterpret_cast<cIptvProtocolCurl *>(dataP);
+
+  if (obj) {
+     switch (typeP) {
+       case CURLINFO_TEXT:
+            debug8("%s INFO %.*s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, (int)sizeP, dataP);
+            break;
+       case CURLINFO_HEADER_IN:
+            debug8("%s HEAD <<< %.*s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__,  (int)sizeP, dataP);
+            break;
+       case CURLINFO_HEADER_OUT:
+            debug8("%s HEAD >>>\n%.*s", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, (int)sizeP, dataP);
+            break;
+       case CURLINFO_DATA_IN:
+            debug8("%s DATA <<< %zu", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__,  sizeP);
+            break;
+       case CURLINFO_DATA_OUT:
+            debug8("%s DATA >>> %zu", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, sizeP);
+            break;
+       default:
+            break;
+       }
+     }
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
 size_t cIptvProtocolCurl::WriteCallback(void *ptrP, size_t sizeP, size_t nmembP, void *dataP)
 {
   cIptvProtocolCurl *obj = reinterpret_cast<cIptvProtocolCurl *>(dataP);
@@ -258,10 +287,10 @@ bool cIptvProtocolCurl::Connect()
      CURLcode res = CURLE_OK;
      cString netrc = cString::sprintf("%s/netrc", IptvConfig.GetConfigDirectory());
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
      // Verbose output
      iptv_curl_easy_setopt(handleM, CURLOPT_VERBOSE, 1L);
-#endif
+     iptv_curl_easy_setopt(handleM, CURLOPT_DEBUGFUNCTION, cIptvProtocolCurl::DebugCallback);
+     iptv_curl_easy_setopt(handleM, CURLOPT_DEBUGDATA, this);
 
      // Set callbacks
      iptv_curl_easy_setopt(handleM, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, cIptvProtocolCurl::WriteCallback);
diff --git a/protocolcurl.h b/protocolcurl.h
index fb6e66b..888fb87 100644
--- a/protocolcurl.h
+++ b/protocolcurl.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ private:
     eKeepAliveIntervalMs   = 300000 // in milliseconds
   };
 
+  static int DebugCallback(CURL *handleP, curl_infotype typeP, char *dataP, size_t sizeP, void *userPtrP);
   static size_t WriteCallback(void *ptrP, size_t sizeP, size_t nmembP, void *dataP);
   static size_t WriteRtspCallback(void *ptrP, size_t sizeP, size_t nmembP, void *dataP);
   static size_t DescribeCallback(void *ptrP, size_t sizeP, size_t nmembP, void *dataP);