diff --git a/tripleo_common/image/builder/buildah.py b/tripleo_common/image/builder/buildah.py
index d921e9f9e..74dab545a 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/image/builder/buildah.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/image/builder/buildah.py
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ class BuildahBuilder(base.BaseBuilder):
         """
 
         logging.register_options(CONF)
+        if debug:
+            CONF.debug = True
         logging.setup(CONF, '')
 
         super(BuildahBuilder, self).__init__()
@@ -212,7 +214,15 @@ class BuildahBuilder(base.BaseBuilder):
                                    'docker://' + destination]
         self.log.info("Pushing %s image with: %s" %
                       (destination, ' '.join(args)))
-        process.execute(*args, run_as_root=False, use_standard_locale=True)
+        if self.debug:
+            # buildah push logs to stderr, since there is no --log* opt
+            # so we'll use the current logging context for that
+            process.execute(*args, log_stdout=True, run_as_root=False,
+                            use_standard_locale=True, logger=self.log,
+                            loglevel=logging.DEBUG)
+        else:
+            process.execute(*args, run_as_root=False,
+                            use_standard_locale=True)
 
     def build_all(self, deps=None):
         """Build all containers.
diff --git a/tripleo_common/utils/process.py b/tripleo_common/utils/process.py
index 3087340d6..f6600ce3f 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/utils/process.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/utils/process.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def execute(*cmd, **kwargs):
     :raises: OSError
     """
 
+    logger = kwargs.pop('logger', LOG)
     use_standard_locale = kwargs.pop('use_standard_locale', False)
     if use_standard_locale:
         env = kwargs.pop('env_variables', os.environ.copy())
@@ -50,9 +51,9 @@ def execute(*cmd, **kwargs):
         kwargs['env_variables'] = env
     log_stdout = kwargs.pop('log_stdout', True)
     result = processutils.execute(*cmd, **kwargs)
-    LOG.debug('Execution completed, command line is "%s"',
-              ' '.join(map(str, cmd)))
+    logger.debug('Execution completed, command line is "%s"',
+                 ' '.join(map(str, cmd)))
     if log_stdout:
-        LOG.debug('Command stdout is: "%s"', result[0])
-    LOG.debug('Command stderr is: "%s"', result[1])
+        logger.debug('Command stdout is: "%s"', result[0])
+    logger.debug('Command stderr is: "%s"', result[1])
     return result