diff --git a/src/eventloop.cpp b/src/eventloop.cpp
index a9297502..92f538cc 100644
--- a/src/eventloop.cpp
+++ b/src/eventloop.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,10 @@ void EventLoop::stop()
   this->state = STATE_STOPPED;
 
   // break the input read block - totally how it's meant to be done!
-  if (!this->pipe_filename.empty())
-    std::system(("echo >"+this->pipe_filename).c_str());
+  if (!this->pipe_filename.empty()) {
+    int status  = std::system(("echo >"+this->pipe_filename).c_str());
+    log_trace(std::to_string(status));
+  }
 
   this->registry->unload();
   this->logger->info("Event loop stopped...");
diff --git a/src/modules/bspwm.cpp b/src/modules/bspwm.cpp
index 98250bc0..949fa5d4 100644
--- a/src/modules/bspwm.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/bspwm.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ bool BspwmModule::handle_command(const std::string& cmd)
   if (cmd.find(EVENT_CLICK) == std::string::npos || cmd.length() <= std::strlen(EVENT_CLICK))
     return false;
 
-  std::system(("bspc desktop -f "+ this->monitor +":^"+ cmd.substr(std::strlen(EVENT_CLICK))).c_str());
+  int status = std::system(("bspc desktop -f "+ this->monitor +":^"+ cmd.substr(std::strlen(EVENT_CLICK))).c_str());
+  log_trace(std::to_string(status));
 
   return true;
 }