diff --git a/cmd/restic/global.go b/cmd/restic/global.go
index 32f18a67f..a45ced8e8 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/global.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/global.go
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ func Warnf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "unable to write to stderr: %v\n", err)
 	}
+	debug.Log(format, args...)
 }
 
 // resolvePassword determines the password to be used for opening the repository.