diff --git a/xklb/tube_backend.py b/xklb/tube_backend.py
index f3f1c232..5f25137c 100644
--- a/xklb/tube_backend.py
+++ b/xklb/tube_backend.py
@@ -349,6 +349,9 @@ def out_dir(p):
         },
     }
 
+    if args.verbose >= consts.LOG_DEBUG:
+        func_opts["progress_hooks"] = [lambda d: log.debug(f"downloading {d['_percent_str']} {d['_speed_str']}")]
+
     if args.profile != DBType.audio:
         func_opts["subtitlesformat"] = "srt/best"
         func_opts["subtitleslangs"] = args.subtitle_languages