diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/config.h b/keyboards/lotus/config.h
index ecc297760d..bc58666580 100644
--- a/keyboards/lotus/config.h
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/config.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #define LED_CAPS_LOCK_PIN GP24
 //#define LED_NUM_LOCK_PIN GP24
 
-//#define SERIAL_DEBUG
+#define SERIAL_DEBUG
 
 #define WS2812_PIO_USE_PIO1
 
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/info.json b/keyboards/lotus/info.json
index 7bdccb87b8..cd18b93f75 100644
--- a/keyboards/lotus/info.json
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/info.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         "bootmagic": false,
         "mousekey": true,
         "extrakey": true,
-        "console": false,
+        "console": true,
         "command": false,
         "nkro": true,
         "audio": false
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/default/keymap.c b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/default/keymap.c
index de505a8c85..0dd662457e 100644
--- a/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/default/keymap.c
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/keymaps/default/keymap.c
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 
 #include QMK_KEYBOARD_H
 
+void keyboard_post_init_user(void) {
+  // Enable debug output
+  debug_enable = true;
+  debug_matrix = true;
+  debug_keyboard = true;
+}
+
 const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
      /*
      *         ┌─────┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬───┬────┐
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/matrix.c b/keyboards/lotus/matrix.c
index 1f5a06271c..196efa6832 100644
--- a/keyboards/lotus/matrix.c
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/matrix.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static uint16_t adc_read(void) { return 0; }
 static bool interpret_adc_col(matrix_row_t cur_matrix[], uint16_t adc_value, int col) {
     bool changed = false;
 
-    printf("Col %d - ADC value:%04X", col, adc_value);
+    printf("Col %d - ADC value:%04X\n", col, adc_value);
     for(uint8_t row = 0; row < MATRIX_ROWS; row++) {
         // TODO: Decode adc_value and set each row in this column
         uint8_t key_state = 0;
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ static void adc_mux_init(void) {
  * Overriding behavior of matrix_init from quantum/matrix.c
 */
 void matrix_init_custom(void) {
+    printf("Initializing Lotus\n");
     adc_mux_init();
 
     // Make sure GPIO is high-impedance, no pullups etc
diff --git a/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk b/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk
index 74ce726c87..a78caa7f78 100644
--- a/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk
+++ b/keyboards/lotus/rules.mk
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ RGB_MATRIX_DRIVER = IS31FL3745
 CUSTOM_MATRIX = lite
 SRC += matrix.c
 
-# Debugging
+# Debugging (enabled in info.json)
 #CONSOLE_ENABLE = yes