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@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ Run `:WakaTimeDebugEnable` in Vim then run this Terminal command:
 `tail -f ~/.wakatime.log`
 
 Enabling Debug Mode writes Vim Script errors to your Vim Status Bar and tells [wakatime-cli][wakatime-cli] to write verbose logs to `$WAKATIME_HOME/.wakatime.log`.
-With Debug Mode enabled, the plugin sends data synchronously so disable it when finished debugging.
+Debug mode can make it hard to find the real error because of all the extra logging, so also try disabling Debug Mode while tailing `~/.wakatime.log` and editing files in Vim.
+With Debug Mode enabled, the plugin sends data synchronously so disable it when finished debugging with `:WakaTimeDebugDisable`.
 
 The [How to Debug Plugins][how to debug] guide shows how to check when coding activity was last received from Vim use the [User Agents API][user agents api].
 For more general troubleshooting info, see the [wakatime-cli Troubleshooting Section][wakatime-cli-help].