diff --git a/src/commandline.cpp b/src/commandline.cpp
index 451d42a..be83504 100644
--- a/src/commandline.cpp
+++ b/src/commandline.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ namespace duck {
 		po::notify(parVarMap);
 
 		if (parVarMap.count("help")) {
+#if !defined(NDEBUG)
+			std::cout << "*******************\n";
+			std::cout << "*** DEBUG BUILD ***\n";
+			std::cout << "*******************\n";
+			std::cout << '\n';
+#endif
 			po::options_description visible("Available options");
 			visible.add(desc).add(query_options);
 			std::cout << PROGRAM_NAME << " Copyright (C) 2015  Michele Santullo\n";