diff --git a/tools/build_steps.sh b/tools/build_steps.sh
index 5569eca1..b2ca1a7e 100644
--- a/tools/build_steps.sh
+++ b/tools/build_steps.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ function before_build {
         # Since install_fortran uses `uname -a` to determine arch,
         # force the architecture
         arch -${PLAT} bash -s << EOF
+set -ex
 source tools/gfortran_utils.sh
 install_gfortran
 EOF
diff --git a/tools/gfortran_utils.sh b/tools/gfortran_utils.sh
index b7127f50..fadd6d33 100644
--- a/tools/gfortran_utils.sh
+++ b/tools/gfortran_utils.sh
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ function check_gfortran {
         echo Missing gfortran
         exit 1
     fi
+    echo gfortran version
+    gfortran --version
 }
 
 function get_gf_lib_for_suf {
@@ -101,6 +103,7 @@ function get_gf_lib_for_suf {
 }
 
 if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
+    set -ex
     mac_target=${MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET:-$(get_macosx_target)}
     export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$mac_target
     # Keep this for now as some builds might depend on this being
@@ -160,10 +163,10 @@ if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
     }
     function install_gfortran {
         download_and_unpack_gfortran $(uname -m) native
-        check_gfortran
         if [[ "${PLAT:-}" == "universal2" || "${PLAT:-}" == "arm64" ]]; then
             install_arm64_cross_gfortran
         fi
+        check_gfortran
     }
 
     function get_gf_lib {