diff --git a/plugins/common/common.go b/plugins/common/common.go
index 6d9c5ae5a..78e938f84 100644
--- a/plugins/common/common.go
+++ b/plugins/common/common.go
@@ -74,13 +74,10 @@ func GetAppScheduler(appName string) string {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func() {
 			defer wg.Done()
-			b, _ := PlugnTriggerOutput("config-get", []string{appName, "DOKKU_SCHEDULER"}...)
-			value := strings.TrimSpace(string(b[:]))
-			if value != "" {
-				appScheduler = value
-			}
+			appScheduler = getAppScheduler(appName)
 		}()
 	}
+
 	wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
@@ -95,6 +92,15 @@ func GetAppScheduler(appName string) string {
 	return appScheduler
 }
 
+func getAppScheduler(appName string) string {
+	b, _ := PlugnTriggerOutput("config-get", []string{appName, "DOKKU_SCHEDULER"}...)
+	value := strings.TrimSpace(string(b[:]))
+	if value != "" {
+		return value
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // GetGlobalScheduler fetchs the global scheduler
 func GetGlobalScheduler() string {
 	b, _ := PlugnTriggerOutput("config-get-global", []string{"DOKKU_SCHEDULER"}...)
diff --git a/plugins/common/log.go b/plugins/common/log.go
index fe1193e1e..e939cd1b2 100644
--- a/plugins/common/log.go
+++ b/plugins/common/log.go
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func LogStderr(text string) {
 
 // LogDebug is the debug log formatter
 func LogDebug(text string) {
-	if os.Getenv("DOKKU_TRACE") == "" {
-		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, fmt.Sprintf(" ?     %s", text))
+	if os.Getenv("DOKKU_TRACE") == "1" {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, fmt.Sprintf(" ?     %s", strings.TrimPrefix(text, " ?     ")))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/plugins/common/subprocess.go b/plugins/common/subprocess.go
index 8257a8e51..f60362ff1 100644
--- a/plugins/common/subprocess.go
+++ b/plugins/common/subprocess.go
@@ -80,21 +80,34 @@ func PlugnTrigger(triggerName string, args ...string) error {
 
 // PlugnTriggerOutput fire the given plugn trigger with the given args
 func PlugnTriggerOutput(triggerName string, args ...string) ([]byte, error) {
-	rescueStderr := os.Stderr
-	r, w, _ := os.Pipe()
-	os.Stderr = w
-	out, err := PlugnTriggerSetup(triggerName, args...).Output()
-	w.Close()
+	LogDebug(fmt.Sprintf("plugn trigger %s %v", triggerName, args))
+	rE, wE, _ := os.Pipe()
+	rO, wO, _ := os.Pipe()
+	session := PlugnTriggerSetup(triggerName, args...)
+	session.Stderr = wE
+	session.Stdout = wO
+	err := session.Run()
+	wE.Close()
+	wO.Close()
 
-	readStderr, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(r)
-	os.Stderr = rescueStderr
+	readStderr, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(rE)
+	readStdout, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(rO)
 
-	var stderr error
+	stderr := string(readStderr[:])
 	if err != nil {
-		stderr = fmt.Errorf(string(readStderr[:]))
+		err = fmt.Errorf(stderr)
 	}
 
-	return out, stderr
+	if os.Getenv("DOKKU_TRACE") == "1" {
+		for _, line := range strings.Split(stderr, "\n") {
+			LogDebug(fmt.Sprintf("plugn trigger %s stderr: %s", triggerName, line))
+		}
+		for _, line := range strings.Split(string(readStdout[:]), "\n") {
+			LogDebug(fmt.Sprintf("plugn trigger %s stdout: %s", triggerName, line))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return readStdout, err
 }
 
 // PlugnTriggerSetup sets up a plugn trigger call