diff --git a/lib/server.js b/lib/server.js
index 339d562f7..42bc4d222 100644
--- a/lib/server.js
+++ b/lib/server.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ Server.prototype.close = function () {
  */
 
 Server.prototype.handleRequest = function (req, res) {
-  debug('handling http request "%s"', req.url);
+  debug('handling "%s" http request "%s"', req.method, req.url);
   this.prepare(req);
   req.res = res;