diff --git a/roles/mediawiki/files/fedmsg-emit.php b/roles/mediawiki/files/fedmsg-emit.php
index 3ec67a18bb..132d48ae99 100644
--- a/roles/mediawiki/files/fedmsg-emit.php
+++ b/roles/mediawiki/files/fedmsg-emit.php
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@ function emit_message($subtopic, $message) {
   }
 
   $envelope = json_encode($message_obj);
+  wfErrorLog($envelope, '/var/tmp/wiki-fedmsg-messages.log' );
   $queue->send($topic, ZMQ::MODE_SNDMORE);
   $queue->send($envelope);
 }