diff --git a/libimagrt/Cargo.toml b/libimagrt/Cargo.toml
index 2e47aa34..eb626e55 100644
--- a/libimagrt/Cargo.toml
+++ b/libimagrt/Cargo.toml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ tempfile = "2.1.1"
 [dependencies.libimagstore]
 path = "../libimagstore"
 
+[dependencies.libimagstorestdhook]
+path = "../libimagstorestdhook"
+
 [dependencies.libimagutil]
 path = "../libimagutil"
 
diff --git a/libimagrt/src/lib.rs b/libimagrt/src/lib.rs
index fdcd3b40..d2660808 100644
--- a/libimagrt/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libimagrt/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ extern crate clap;
 extern crate toml;
 
 extern crate libimagstore;
+extern crate libimagstorestdhook;
 extern crate libimagutil;
 
 mod configuration;
diff --git a/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs b/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
index 746bf100..ecc5c227 100644
--- a/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
+++ b/libimagrt/src/runtime.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::env;
+use std::io::stderr;
+use std::io::Write;
 
 pub use clap::App;
 
@@ -36,14 +38,14 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
         use std::env;
         use std::error::Error;
 
+        use libimagstore::hook::position::HookPosition;
+        use libimagstorestdhook::debug::DebugHook;
+        use libimagutil::trace::trace_error;
+
         use configuration::error::ConfigErrorKind;
 
         let matches = cli_spec.get_matches();
-
         let is_debugging = matches.is_present("debugging");
-        let is_verbose   = matches.is_present("verbosity");
-
-        Runtime::init_logger(is_debugging, is_verbose);
 
         let rtp : PathBuf = matches.value_of("runtimepath")
             .map(PathBuf::from)
@@ -70,6 +72,7 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
                 let cause : Option<Box<Error>> = Some(Box::new(e));
                 return Err(RuntimeError::new(RuntimeErrorKind::Instantiate, cause));
             } else {
+                trace_error(&e);
                 None
             }
         } else {
@@ -79,11 +82,39 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
         let store_config = {
             match &cfg {
                 &Some(ref c) => c.store_config().map(|c| c.clone()),
-                _ => None
+                &None => None,
             }
         };
 
-        Store::new(storepath, store_config).map(|store| {
+        if is_debugging {
+            write!(stderr(), "Config: {:?}\n", cfg);
+            write!(stderr(), "Store-config: {:?}\n", store_config);
+        }
+
+        Store::new(storepath, store_config).map(|mut store| {
+            // If we are debugging, generate hooks for all positions
+            if is_debugging {
+                let hooks = vec![
+                    (DebugHook::new(HookPosition::PreCreate), HookPosition::PreCreate),
+                    (DebugHook::new(HookPosition::PostCreate), HookPosition::PostCreate),
+                    (DebugHook::new(HookPosition::PreRetrieve), HookPosition::PreRetrieve),
+                    (DebugHook::new(HookPosition::PostRetrieve), HookPosition::PostRetrieve),
+                    (DebugHook::new(HookPosition::PreUpdate), HookPosition::PreUpdate),
+                    (DebugHook::new(HookPosition::PostUpdate), HookPosition::PostUpdate),
+                    (DebugHook::new(HookPosition::PreDelete), HookPosition::PreDelete),
+                    (DebugHook::new(HookPosition::PostDelete), HookPosition::PostDelete),
+                ];
+
+                // Put all debug hooks into the aspect "debug".
+                // If it fails, trace the error and warn, but continue.
+                for (hook, position) in hooks {
+                    if let Err(e) = store.register_hook(position, &String::from("debug"), Box::new(hook)) {
+                        trace_error(&e);
+                        warn!("Registering debug hook with store failed");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
             Runtime {
                 cli_matches: matches,
                 configuration: cfg,
@@ -229,4 +260,3 @@ impl<'a> Runtime<'a> {
     }
 }
 
-
diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/debug.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/debug.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a68529e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/debug.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+use toml::Value;
+
+use libimagstore::hook::Hook;
+use libimagstore::hook::accessor::HookDataAccessor;
+use libimagstore::hook::accessor::HookDataAccessorProvider;
+use libimagstore::hook::position::HookPosition;
+
+use self::accessor::DebugHookAccessor as DHA;
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct DebugHook {
+    position: HookPosition,
+    accessor: DHA,
+}
+
+impl DebugHook {
+
+    pub fn new(pos: HookPosition) -> DebugHook {
+        DebugHook {
+            position: pos.clone(),
+            accessor: DHA::new(pos),
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+impl Hook for DebugHook {
+
+    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        "stdhook_debug"
+    }
+
+    fn set_config(&mut self, _: &Value) {
+        () // We are not configurable here.
+    }
+
+}
+
+impl HookDataAccessorProvider for DebugHook {
+
+    fn accessor(&self) -> HookDataAccessor {
+        use libimagstore::hook::position::HookPosition as HP;
+        use libimagstore::hook::accessor::HookDataAccessor as HDA;
+
+        match self.position {
+            HP::PreCreate    => HDA::StoreIdAccess(&self.accessor),
+            HP::PostCreate   => HDA::MutableAccess(&self.accessor),
+            HP::PreRetrieve  => HDA::StoreIdAccess(&self.accessor),
+            HP::PostRetrieve => HDA::MutableAccess(&self.accessor),
+            HP::PreUpdate    => HDA::MutableAccess(&self.accessor),
+            HP::PostUpdate   => HDA::MutableAccess(&self.accessor),
+            HP::PreDelete    => HDA::StoreIdAccess(&self.accessor),
+            HP::PostDelete   => HDA::StoreIdAccess(&self.accessor),
+        }
+    }
+
+}
+
+pub mod accessor {
+    use std::ops::Deref;
+
+    use libimagstore::storeid::StoreId;
+    use libimagstore::store::FileLockEntry;
+    use libimagstore::hook::result::HookResult;
+    use libimagstore::hook::accessor::MutableHookDataAccessor;
+    use libimagstore::hook::accessor::NonMutableHookDataAccessor;
+    use libimagstore::hook::accessor::StoreIdAccessor;
+    use libimagstore::hook::position::HookPosition;
+
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    pub struct DebugHookAccessor {
+        position: HookPosition,
+    }
+
+    impl DebugHookAccessor {
+
+        pub fn new(position: HookPosition) -> DebugHookAccessor {
+            DebugHookAccessor {
+                position: position,
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    impl StoreIdAccessor for DebugHookAccessor {
+
+        fn access(&self, id: &StoreId) -> HookResult<()> {
+            debug!("[DEBUG HOOK]: {:?}", id);
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    impl MutableHookDataAccessor for DebugHookAccessor {
+
+        fn access_mut(&self, fle: &mut FileLockEntry) -> HookResult<()> {
+            debug!("[DEBUG HOOK] {:?}", fle.deref().deref());
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    impl NonMutableHookDataAccessor for DebugHookAccessor {
+
+        fn access(&self, fle: &FileLockEntry) -> HookResult<()> {
+            debug!("[DEBUG HOOK] {:?}", fle.deref().deref());
+            Ok(())
+        }
+
+    }
+
+}
+
diff --git a/libimagstorestdhook/src/lib.rs b/libimagstorestdhook/src/lib.rs
index 880c1231..e9394024 100644
--- a/libimagstorestdhook/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libimagstorestdhook/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ extern crate toml;
 
 extern crate libimagstore;
 
+pub mod debug;
+