diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index ba316f7233..162407e539 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: bash .circleci/merge_base_branch.sh
+      - run: pwd
+      - run: ls
       - run: POSTGRES=1 /synapse_sytest.sh
       - store_artifacts:
           path: /logs