diff --git a/core/plannernotes.c b/core/plannernotes.c
index 3ce2b6c65..200f6afa1 100644
--- a/core/plannernotes.c
+++ b/core/plannernotes.c
@@ -616,4 +616,7 @@ finished:
mb_cstring(&buf);
free(dive->notes);
dive->notes = detach_buffer(&buf);
+#ifdef DEBUG_PLANNER_NOTES
+ printf("\n\n\tplannernotes\n\t\n%s\t\n\n", dive->notes);
+#endif
}