diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 168db83ec..0368588f2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ Usage: cli [options] <asyncapi> <template>
 Options:
   -V, --version                  output the version number
   -d, --disable-hook <hookType>  disable a specific hook type
-  --debug                        enable more specific errors in the console. At the moment it only shows specific errors about filters. Keep in mind that as a result errors about template are less descriptive
+  --debug                        enable more specific errors in the console.
   -i, --install                  installs the template and its dependencies (defaults to false)
   -n, --no-overwrite <glob>      glob or path of the file(s) to skip when regenerating
   -o, --output <outputDir>       directory where to put the generated files (defaults to current directory)
diff --git a/cli.js b/cli.js
index 8eaacf249..7528b3f4e 100755
--- a/cli.js
+++ b/cli.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ program
     template = tmpl;
   })
   .option('-d, --disable-hook <hookType>', 'disable a specific hook type', disableHooksParser)
-  .option('--debug', 'enable more specific errors in the console. At the moment it only shows specific errors about filters. Keep in mind that as a result errors about template are less descriptive')
+  .option('--debug', 'enable more specific errors in the console')
   .option('-i, --install', 'installs the template and its dependencies (defaults to false)')
   .option('-n, --no-overwrite <glob>', 'glob or path of the file(s) to skip when regenerating', noOverwriteParser)
   .option('-o, --output <outputDir>', 'directory where to put the generated files (defaults to current directory)', parseOutput, process.cwd())
diff --git a/lib/generator.js b/lib/generator.js
index 722c16781..2dd3fddb9 100644
--- a/lib/generator.js
+++ b/lib/generator.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const jmespath = require('jmespath');
 const filenamify = require('filenamify');
 const git = require('simple-git/promise');
 const npmi = require('npmi');
+const log = require('loglevel');
 const { validateTemplateConfig } = require('./templateConfigValidator');
 const {
   convertMapToObject,
@@ -158,6 +159,8 @@ class Generator {
       throw new Error('Parameter entrypoint is required when using output = "string"');
     }
 
+    if (this.debug) log.setLevel('debug');
+    
     const { name: templatePkgName, path: templatePkgPath } = await this.installTemplate(this.install);
     this.templateDir = templatePkgPath;
     this.templateName = templatePkgName;
@@ -332,7 +335,7 @@ class Generator {
               // The template name doesn't look like a file system path but we find
               // that the package is already installed and it's a symbolic link.
               const { resolvedLink } = await getLocalTemplateDetails(templatePath);
-              console.info(`This template has already been installed and it's pointing to your filesystem at ${resolvedLink}.`);
+              log.debug(`This template has already been installed and it's pointing to your filesystem at ${resolvedLink}.`);
             }
             installedPkg = require(path.resolve(templatePath, PACKAGE_JSON_FILENAME));
           }
@@ -557,14 +560,15 @@ class Generator {
           server: server ? server.json() : undefined,
         },
       }, this.templateConfig.conditionalFiles[relativeSourceFile].subject);
+      
+      if (!source) return log.debug(`${relativeSourceFile} was not generated because ${this.templateConfig.conditionalFiles[relativeSourceFile].subject} specified in template configuration in conditionalFiles was not found in provided AsyncAPI specification file`);
 
       if (source) {
         const validate = this.templateConfig.conditionalFiles[relativeSourceFile].validate;
         const valid = validate(source);
-        if (!valid) return;
+        if (!valid) return log.debug(`${relativeSourceFile} was not generated because condition specified for this file in template configuration in conditionalFiles matched`);
       }
     }
-
     if (this.isNonRenderableFile(relativeSourceFile)) return await copyFile(sourceFile, targetFile);
 
     const parsedContent = await this.renderFile(asyncapiDocument, sourceFile);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b9bca01cc..da4ffbf85 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6836,6 +6836,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-2ZwHpmnp5tJOE2Lf4mbGdhavEwI=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "loglevel": {
+      "version": "1.6.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loglevel/-/loglevel-1.6.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-bsU7+gc9AJ2SqpzxwU3+1fedl8zAntbtC5XYlt3s2j1hJcn2PsXSmgN8TaLG/J1/2mod4+cE/3vNL70/c1RNCA=="
+    },
     "lolex": {
       "version": "5.1.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lolex/-/lolex-5.1.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f7512766..f7c7455e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,14 +53,15 @@
     "fs.extra": "^1.3.2",
     "jmespath": "^0.15.0",
     "js-yaml": "^3.13.1",
+    "levenshtein-edit-distance": "^2.0.5",
+    "loglevel": "^1.6.8",
     "markdown-it": "^8.4.1",
     "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
     "npmi": "^4.0.0",
     "nunjucks": "^3.2.0",
     "semver": "^7.3.2",
-    "simple-git": "^1.131.0",
-    "levenshtein-edit-distance": "^2.0.5"
+    "simple-git": "^1.131.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^8.0.1",
diff --git a/test/__mocks__/loglevel.js b/test/__mocks__/loglevel.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f8a219cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/__mocks__/loglevel.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const log = jest.genMockFromModule('loglevel');
+
+module.exports = log;
diff --git a/test/generator.test.js b/test/generator.test.js
index cfbb78a25..b7d37df0f 100644
--- a/test/generator.test.js
+++ b/test/generator.test.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 const fs = require('fs');
 const path = require('path');
 const Generator = require('../lib/generator');
+const log = require('loglevel');
 
 const streetlightYAML = fs.readFileSync(path.resolve(__dirname, './docs/streetlights.yml'), 'utf8');
 
@@ -343,13 +344,13 @@ describe('Generator', () => {
     });
 
     it('works with an npm package that has already been installed as a local template', async () => {
-      console.info = jest.fn();
+      log.debug = jest.fn();
       utils.__isFileSystemPathValue = false;
       utils.__isLocalTemplateValue = true;
       utils.__getLocalTemplateDetailsResolvedLinkValue = '/path/to/template/nameOfTestTemplate';
-      const gen = new Generator('nameOfTestTemplate', __dirname);
+      const gen = new Generator('nameOfTestTemplate', __dirname, {debug: true});
       await gen.installTemplate();
-      expect(console.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('This template has already been installed and it\'s pointing to your filesystem at /path/to/template/nameOfTestTemplate.');
+      expect(log.debug).toHaveBeenCalledWith('This template has already been installed and it\'s pointing to your filesystem at /path/to/template/nameOfTestTemplate.');
       expect(npmiMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
     });