diff --git a/nuke_control.lua b/nuke_control.lua
index 62937df6..37e47c24 100644
--- a/nuke_control.lua
+++ b/nuke_control.lua
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ local function on_player_deconstructed_area(event)
 end
 
 local function log_on_player_mined_entity(str, event)
-  game.write_file("on_plalyer_mined_entity_debug", game.tick .. " (" .. game.players[event.player_index].name  .. ") " .. str .. "\n", true, 1)
+  game.write_file("on_player_mined_entity_debug", game.tick .. " (" .. game.players[event.player_index].name  .. ") " .. str .. "\n", true, 0)
 end
 
 global.on_player_mined_item_enabled = true
diff --git a/player_list.lua b/player_list.lua
index 1936dab1..26f0315a 100644
--- a/player_list.lua
+++ b/player_list.lua
@@ -399,12 +399,23 @@ function player_list_on_12_seconds()
 	end
 end
 
-local function player_list_on_player_died( event_player, cause )
-	player = game.players[event_player.player_index]
+local function log_on_player_died_debug(str, event)
+	local cause = event.cause or {name = "no cause"}
+  game.write_file("on_player_died_debug", game.tick .. " (" .. game.players[event.player_index].name  .. ", cause: " .. cause.name .. ") " .. str .. "\n", true, 1)
+end
+
+local function player_list_on_player_died(event)
+	log_on_player_died_debug("entry", event)
+	local player = game.players[event.player_index]
+	log_on_player_died_debug("player", event)
 	if not global.scenario.variables.player_deaths[player.name] then
+		log_on_player_died_debug("if", event)
 		global.scenario.variables.player_deaths[player.name] = 0
+		log_on_player_died_debug("deaths zero", event)
 	end
+	log_on_player_died_debug("deaths ++", event)
 	global.scenario.variables.player_deaths[player.name] = global.scenario.variables.player_deaths[player.name] + 1
+	log_on_player_died_debug("exit", event)
 end