diff --git a/misc/build.func b/misc/build.func
index ae3f8f4..0429538 100644
--- a/misc/build.func
+++ b/misc/build.func
@@ -1214,6 +1214,7 @@ build_container() {
   export APPLICATION="$APP"
   export app="$NSAPP"
   export PASSWORD="$PW"
+  echo "in build.func PW=$PW, PASSWORD=$PASSWORD"
   export VERBOSE="$VERB"
   export SSH_ROOT="${SSH}"
   export SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEY