diff --git a/src/applications/gqrx/mainwindow.cpp b/src/applications/gqrx/mainwindow.cpp
index 480f98460..c642c4a23 100644
--- a/src/applications/gqrx/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/applications/gqrx/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -586,6 +586,7 @@ bool MainWindow::loadConfig(const QString& cfgfile, bool check_crash,
     }
 
     QString indev = m_settings->value("input/device", "").toString();
+    qDebug() << "Selected device string: "<<m_settings->value("input/device","").toString();
     if (!indev.isEmpty())
     {
         try
@@ -2542,6 +2543,7 @@ void MainWindow::stopIqPlayback()
 
     // restore original input device
     auto indev = m_settings->value("input/device", "").toString();
+    qDebug() << "Restored device string: "<<m_settings->value("input/device","").toString();
     rx->set_input_device(indev.toStdString());
 
     // restore sample rate
diff --git a/src/qtgui/ioconfig.cpp b/src/qtgui/ioconfig.cpp
index cfd9ab7f0..22c6edd39 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/ioconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/qtgui/ioconfig.cpp
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ void CIoConfig::saveConfig()
 
     // input settings
     m_settings->setValue("input/device", ui->inDevEdit->text());  // "OK" button disabled if empty
+    qDebug() << "[ioconfig] Selected device string: "<<m_settings->value("input/device","").toString();
 
     qint64 value = (qint64)(ui->bwSpinBox->value()*1.e6);
     if (value)
@@ -615,6 +616,7 @@ void CIoConfig::updateDecimations(void)
 void CIoConfig::updateInDev(const QSettings *settings, const std::map<QString, QVariant> &devList)
 {
     QString indev = settings->value("input/device", "").toString();
+    qDebug() << "[ioconfig] Selected device string: "<<m_settings->value("input/device","").toString();
     bool cfgmatch = false; //flag to indicate that device from config was found
 
     // insert the device list in device combo box