diff --git a/Makefile.help b/Makefile.help
index 2794421..9e5841f 100644
--- a/Makefile.help
+++ b/Makefile.help
@@ -35,4 +35,11 @@ log-everything:
 # run the daemon in listen mode
 libvirtd-listen:
 	systemctl stop libvirtd.service
-	-libvirtd --listen
+	libvirtd --listen
+
+libvirtd-strace:
+	systemctl stop libvirtd.service
+	strace -ftt libvirtd --listen
+
+strace-virsh:
+	strace -ftt virsh list