diff --git a/include/package_manager.hpp b/include/package_manager.hpp
index adf4056..bf3421a 100644
--- a/include/package_manager.hpp
+++ b/include/package_manager.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public:
     bool upgrade(const std::string& package_name);
     bool list();
     bool interactive_mode();
+    bool debug();
     
 private:
     static constexpr const char* REPO_URL = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/spitkov/ynsrepo/refs/heads/main/repo.json";
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 84c7f55..92a50bf 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ void print_usage() {
               << "  remove <package>    Remove a package\n"
               << "  upgrade <package>   Upgrade a package\n"
               << "  list               List all packages\n"
+              << "  debug              Show debug information\n"
               << "  interactive        Start interactive mode\n\n"
               << "Interactive Mode:\n"
               << "  Run 'yns interactive' to enter interactive mode where you can\n"
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@ void print_usage() {
 bool needs_sudo(const std::string& command) {
     return command == "update" || command == "install" || 
            command == "remove" || command == "upgrade" || 
-           command == "interactive" || command == "list";
+           command == "interactive" || command == "list" ||
+           command == "debug";
 }
 
 std::string get_self_path() {
@@ -61,6 +63,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         else if (command == "list") {
             return pm.list() ? 0 : 1;
         }
+        else if (command == "debug") {
+            return pm.debug() ? 0 : 1;
+        }
         else if (command == "interactive") {
             return pm.interactive_mode() ? 0 : 1;
         }
diff --git a/src/package_manager.cpp b/src/package_manager.cpp
index 41ee5bf..9a7e97d 100644
--- a/src/package_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/package_manager.cpp
@@ -29,22 +29,38 @@ PackageManager::PackageManager() {
 
 bool PackageManager::download_file(const std::string& url, const std::string& output_path) {
     CURL* curl = curl_easy_init();
-    if (!curl) return false;
+    if (!curl) {
+        print_error("Failed to initialize CURL");
+        return false;
+    }
     
     std::string response_data;
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, url.c_str());
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEFUNCTION, WriteCallback);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_WRITEDATA, &response_data);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 0L);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 0L);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION, 1L);
+    
+    char error_buffer[CURL_ERROR_SIZE];
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_ERRORBUFFER, error_buffer);
     
     CURLcode res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
     
-    if (res != CURLE_OK) return false;
+    if (res != CURLE_OK) {
+        print_error("Failed to download: " + std::string(error_buffer));
+        return false;
+    }
     
-    std::ofstream output_file(output_path);
-    if (!output_file) return false;
+    std::ofstream output_file(output_path, std::ios::trunc);
+    if (!output_file) {
+        print_error("Failed to open file for writing: " + output_path);
+        return false;
+    }
     
     output_file << response_data;
+    output_file.close();
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -65,21 +81,37 @@ bool PackageManager::execute_script(const std::string& script_path) {
 
 bool PackageManager::cache_repo() {
     print_progress("Updating package cache", 0);
+    
     if (!download_file(REPO_URL, CACHE_FILE)) {
-        print_error("Failed to download repository data");
         return false;
     }
-    print_progress("Updating package cache", 100);
-    print_success("Package cache updated successfully");
-    return true;
+    
+    try {
+        std::ifstream cache_file(CACHE_FILE);
+        if (!cache_file) {
+            print_error("Failed to read downloaded cache file");
+            return false;
+        }
+        repo_cache = json::parse(cache_file);
+        print_progress("Updating package cache", 100);
+        print_success("Package cache updated successfully");
+        return true;
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        print_error("Failed to parse repository data: " + std::string(e.what()));
+        return false;
+    }
 }
 
 json PackageManager::read_cache() {
     try {
         std::ifstream cache_file(CACHE_FILE);
-        if (!cache_file) return json::object();
+        if (!cache_file) {
+            print_error("Cache not found. Run 'yns update' first");
+            return json::object();
+        }
         return json::parse(cache_file);
-    } catch (...) {
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        print_error("Failed to read cache: " + std::string(e.what()));
         return json::object();
     }
 }
@@ -376,5 +408,43 @@ bool PackageManager::interactive_mode() {
             print_error("Unknown command '" + command + "'. Type 'help' for available commands.");
         }
     }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool PackageManager::debug() {
+    std::cout << "\nRepository URL: " << REPO_URL << "\n";
+    std::cout << "Cache file: " << CACHE_FILE << "\n";
+    std::cout << "Installed DB: " << INSTALLED_DB << "\n\n";
+
+    std::cout << "Cache contents:\n";
+    std::cout << "===============\n";
+    try {
+        std::ifstream cache_file(CACHE_FILE);
+        if (!cache_file) {
+            print_error("Cache file not found");
+            return false;
+        }
+        json cache = json::parse(cache_file);
+        std::cout << cache.dump(2) << "\n\n";
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        print_error("Failed to read cache: " + std::string(e.what()));
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "Installed packages:\n";
+    std::cout << "==================\n";
+    try {
+        std::ifstream db_file(INSTALLED_DB);
+        if (!db_file) {
+            print_error("No installed packages database found");
+            return false;
+        }
+        json db = json::parse(db_file);
+        std::cout << db.dump(2) << "\n";
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        print_error("Failed to read installed packages: " + std::string(e.what()));
+        return false;
+    }
+
     return true;
 } 
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