diff --git a/extmod/modwebrepl.c b/extmod/modwebrepl.c
index 1eefb9fa3a..b0757b288a 100644
--- a/extmod/modwebrepl.c
+++ b/extmod/modwebrepl.c
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ STATIC mp_uint_t _webrepl_read(mp_obj_t self_in, void *buf, mp_uint_t size, int
     mp_obj_webrepl_t *self = self_in;
     const mp_stream_p_t *sock_stream = mp_get_stream_raise(self->sock, MP_STREAM_OP_READ);
     mp_uint_t out_sz = sock_stream->read(self->sock, buf, size, errcode);
+    //DEBUG_printf("webrepl: Read %d initial bytes from websocket\n", out_sz);
     if (out_sz == 0 || out_sz == MP_STREAM_ERROR) {
         return out_sz;
     }