diff --git a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
index 34533e551..5fd583999 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
+++ b/certbot-dns-dnsimple/snap/hooks/post-refresh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ if [ -z "$cb_installed" ]; then
     exit 0
 fi
 
-echo "cb_installed: $cb_installed"
+echo "cb_installed: $cb_installed" > "$SNAP_DATA/debuglog"
 
 # get required certbot version for plugin
 cb_required=$(grep -oP "certbot>=\K.*(?=')" $SNAP/setup.py)