diff --git a/apps/restconf/clixon_http1_parse.y b/apps/restconf/clixon_http1_parse.y
index c1bcc76a..ec0ce6b2 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/clixon_http1_parse.y
+++ b/apps/restconf/clixon_http1_parse.y
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
  * Disable it to stop any calls to clixon_debug. Having it on by default would mean very large debug outputs.
  */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(1,(s))
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1) clixon_debug(1,(s), (s1))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s), (s1))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1)
diff --git a/apps/restconf/restconf_http1.c b/apps/restconf/restconf_http1.c
index 3d6f5fa3..b043a4cd 100644
--- a/apps/restconf/restconf_http1.c
+++ b/apps/restconf/restconf_http1.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ _http1_parse(clixon_handle  h,
     clixon_http1_yacc hy = {0,};
     int               ret;
 
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_RESTCONF, "\n%s", str);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "%s", str);
     if (strlen(str) == 0)
         goto ok;
     hy.hy_parse_string = str;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ _http1_parse(clixon_handle  h,
  ok:
     retval = 0;
  done:
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_RESTCONF, "retval:%d", retval);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "retval:%d", retval);
     return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/doc/DEVELOP.md b/doc/DEVELOP.md
index 5c8ca3c1..17d67d4a 100644
--- a/doc/DEVELOP.md
+++ b/doc/DEVELOP.md
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ Get restconf daemon status:
 curl -Ssik -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/yang-data+json" http://localhost/restconf/operations/clixon-lib:process-control -d '{"clixon-lib:input":{"name":"restconf","operation":"status"}}'
 ```
 
+### Debug parsing
+
+Yacc: Enable _PARSE_DEBUG macro in corresponding yacc file.
+Lex: Add -d in Makefile for corresponding lex file.
+Run program with -D parse -D detail
+
 ### Make your own simplified yang and configuration file.
 ```
 cat <<EOF > /tmp/my.yang
diff --git a/lib/clixon/clixon_debug.h b/lib/clixon/clixon_debug.h
index ad3ee35f..9e6f5570 100644
--- a/lib/clixon/clixon_debug.h
+++ b/lib/clixon/clixon_debug.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 #define CLIXON_DBG_EVENT	0x00004000	/* Event processing */
 #define CLIXON_DBG_RPC		0x00008000	/* RPC handling */
 #define CLIXON_DBG_STREAM	0x00010000	/* Notification streams */
+#define CLIXON_DBG_PARSE	0x00020000	/* Parser */
 
 /* External applications */
 #define CLIXON_DBG_APP		0x00100000	/* External application */
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_api_path_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_api_path_parse.y
index 0ac9eba5..cf4b1790 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_api_path_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_api_path_parse.y
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@
  * Disable it to stop any calls to clixon_debug. Having it on by default would mean very large debug outputs.
  */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(1,(s))
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1) clixon_debug(1,(s), (s1))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s), (s1))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1)
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_debug.c b/lib/src/clixon_debug.c
index c3235eeb..783d70ae 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_debug.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_debug.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static const map_str2int dbgmap[] = {
     {"event",     CLIXON_DBG_EVENT},
     {"rpc",       CLIXON_DBG_RPC},
     {"stream",    CLIXON_DBG_STREAM},
+    {"parse",     CLIXON_DBG_PARSE},
     {"app",       CLIXON_DBG_APP},
     {"app2",      CLIXON_DBG_APP2},
     {"app3",      CLIXON_DBG_APP3},
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_instance_id_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_instance_id_parse.y
index 4ac89398..6ae4b5a7 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_instance_id_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_instance_id_parse.y
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
 /* Enable for debugging, steals some cycles otherwise */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(1,(s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_json.c b/lib/src/clixon_json.c
index 714a62fd..490fef1c 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_json.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_json.c
@@ -1451,7 +1451,7 @@ _json_parse(char      *str,
     int              i;
     int              failed = 0; /* yang assignment */
 
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_DEFAULT, "%d %s", yb, str);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "%s", str);
     jy.jy_parse_string = str;
     jy.jy_linenum = 1;
     jy.jy_current = xt;
@@ -1537,7 +1537,7 @@ _json_parse(char      *str,
             goto done;
     retval = 1;
  done:
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_DEFAULT, "retval:%d", retval);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "retval:%d", retval);
     if (cberr)
         cbuf_free(cberr);
     json_parse_exit(&jy);
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.y
index 2cc51639..708c72a0 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_json_parse.y
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ object.
 
 /* Enable for debugging, steals some cycles otherwise */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(1,(s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_path.c b/lib/src/clixon_path.c
index 01f60a5d..01b81605 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_path.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_path.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ api_path_parse(char         *api_path,
     int                  retval = -1;
     clixon_api_path_yacc ay = {0,};
 
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_DEFAULT, "api_path:%s", api_path);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "%s", api_path);
     ay.ay_parse_string = api_path;
     ay.ay_name = "api-path parser";
     ay.ay_linenum = 1;
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ api_path_parse(char         *api_path,
     *cplist = ay.ay_top;
     retval = 0;
  done:
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "retval: %d", retval);
     return retval;
 }
 
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ instance_id_parse(char         *path,
     int                     retval = -1;
     clixon_instance_id_yacc iy = {0,};
 
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_DEFAULT, "path:%s", path);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "%s", path);
     iy.iy_parse_string = path;
     iy.iy_name = "instance-id parser";
     iy.iy_linenum = 1;
@@ -196,6 +197,7 @@ instance_id_parse(char         *path,
     *cplist = iy.iy_top;
     retval = 0;
  done:
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "retval: %d", retval);
     return retval;
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_text_syntax.c b/lib/src/clixon_text_syntax.c
index 5441ca8b..cd6d7e17 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_text_syntax.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_text_syntax.c
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ _text_syntax_parse(char      *str,
     int                     failed = 0; /* yang assignment */
     cxobj                  *xc;
 
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_DEFAULT, "%d %s", yb, str);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "%s", str);
     if (yb != YB_MODULE && yb != YB_MODULE_NEXT){
         clixon_err(OE_YANG, EINVAL, "yb must be YB_MODULE or YB_MODULE_NEXT");
         return -1;
@@ -1067,7 +1067,7 @@ _text_syntax_parse(char      *str,
             goto done;
     retval = 1;
  done:
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_DEFAULT, "retval:%d", retval);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "retval:%d", retval);
     if (cberr)
         cbuf_free(cberr);
     clixon_text_syntax_parsel_exit(&ts);
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_text_syntax_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_text_syntax_parse.y
index e7dcf08b..0bb953fc 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_text_syntax_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_text_syntax_parse.y
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 /* Enable for debugging, steals some cycles otherwise */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(1,(s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_validate.c b/lib/src/clixon_validate.c
index 239471ce..129d7bd8 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_validate.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_validate.c
@@ -1272,7 +1272,7 @@ xml_yang_validate_all(clixon_handle h,
     }
     if (yang_config(yt) != 0){
         ret = yang_check_when_xpath(xt, xml_parent(xt), yt, &hit, &nr, &xpath);
-        clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_XPATH, "nr:%d xpath:%s return:%d", nr, xpath, ret);
+        clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_XPATH|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, "nr:%d xpath:%s return:%d", nr, xpath, ret);
         if (ret < 0)
             goto done;
 
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_xml_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_xml_parse.y
index 1b19a55f..39158340 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_xml_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_xml_parse.y
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
 
 /* Enable for debugging, steals some cycles otherwise */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(1,(s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #endif
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ element1    :  ESLASH         {_XY->xy_xelement = NULL;
             | '>'             { xml_parse_endslash_pre(_XY); }
               elist           { xml_parse_endslash_mid(_XY); }
               endtag          { xml_parse_endslash_post(_XY);
-                               _PARSE_DEBUG("element1 -> > elist endtag");}
+                               _PARSE_DEBUG("element1 -> elist endtag");}
             ;
 
 endtag      : BSLASH NAME '>'
@@ -505,4 +505,3 @@ attvalue    : '\"' STRING '\"'   { $$=$2; /* $2 must be consumed */}
             ;
 
 %%
-
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_xpath.c b/lib/src/clixon_xpath.c
index 40f510fc..e34e9b04 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_xpath.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_xpath.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ xpath_parse(const char  *xpath,
     clixon_xpath_yacc xpy = {0,};
     cbuf             *cb = NULL;    
 
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_XPATH | CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, "xpath %s", xpath);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "%s", xpath);
     if (xpath == NULL){
         clixon_err(OE_XML, EINVAL, "XPath is NULL");
         goto done;
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ xpath_parse(const char  *xpath,
             goto done;
         }
         xpath_tree_print_cb(cb, xpy.xpy_top);
-        clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_ALWAYS, "xpath parse tree:\n%s", cbuf_get(cb));
+        clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, "xpath parse tree:\n%s", cbuf_get(cb));
     }
     xpath_parse_exit(&xpy);
     xpath_scan_exit(&xpy);
@@ -593,6 +593,7 @@ xpath_parse(const char  *xpath,
     }
     retval = 0;
  done:
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "retval:%d", retval);
     if (cb)
         cbuf_free(cb);
     if (xpy.xpy_top)
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_xpath_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_xpath_parse.y
index 21a19da8..3da7b7fb 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_xpath_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_xpath_parse.y
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@
  * Disable it to stop any calls to clixon_debug. Having it on by default would mean very large debug outputs.
  */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(1,(s))
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1) clixon_debug(1,(s), (s1))
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG2(s, s1, s2) clixon_debug(1,(s), (s1), (s2))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s), (s1))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG2(s, s1, s2) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL,(s), (s1), (s2))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1)
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.y
index 2897d4ca..028388a8 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse.y
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@
  * Disable it to stop any calls to clixon_debug. Having it on by default would mean very large debug outputs.
  */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_YANG, (s))
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_YANG, (s), (s1))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, (s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, (s), (s1))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG1(s, s1)
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse_lib.c b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse_lib.c
index e4e96141..de4b03aa 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse_lib.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_parse_lib.c
@@ -795,6 +795,7 @@ yang_parse_str(char         *str,
     clixon_yang_yacc yy = {0,};
     yang_stmt       *ymod = NULL;
 
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "%s", str);
     if (yspec == NULL){
         clixon_err(OE_YANG, 0, "Yang parse need top level yang spec");
         goto done;
@@ -831,7 +832,8 @@ yang_parse_str(char         *str,
     /* Add filename for debugging and errors, see also ys_linenum on (each symbol?) */
     if (yang_filename_set(ymod, name) < 0)
         goto done;
-  done:
+ done:
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "retval:%p", ymod);
     ystack_pop(&yy);
     if (yy.yy_stack)
         free (yy.yy_stack);
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_schemanode_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_yang_schemanode_parse.y
index c9564c80..5df09178 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_schemanode_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_schemanode_parse.y
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 
 /* Enable for debugging, steals some cycles otherwise */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_YANG, (s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, (s))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #endif
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_sub_parse.c b/lib/src/clixon_yang_sub_parse.c
index df231f1b..69b9b6a1 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_sub_parse.c
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_sub_parse.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ yang_subparse(char                      *str,
     int                    retval = -1;
     clixon_yang_sub_parse_yacc ife = {0,};
 
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_YANG | CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, "%s", str);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "%s", str);
     ife.if_parse_string = str;
     ife.if_linenum = linenum;
     if (enabled)
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ yang_subparse(char                      *str,
         *enabled = ife.if_enabled;
     retval = 0;
  done:
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "retval:%d", retval);
     clixon_yang_sub_parsel_exit(&ife);
     return retval;
 }
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ yang_schema_nodeid_subparse(char                      *str,
     int                         retval = -1;
     clixon_yang_schemanode_yacc ife = {0,};
 
-    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_YANG | CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, "%s", str);
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "%s", str);
     ife.if_parse_string = str;
     ife.if_linenum = linenum;
     ife.if_mainfile = mainfile;
@@ -139,6 +140,7 @@ yang_schema_nodeid_subparse(char                      *str,
     }
     retval = 0;
  done:
+    clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE, "retval:%d", retval);
     clixon_yang_schemanode_parsel_exit(&ife);
     return retval;
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/clixon_yang_sub_parse.y b/lib/src/clixon_yang_sub_parse.y
index f247de26..004dfdbe 100644
--- a/lib/src/clixon_yang_sub_parse.y
+++ b/lib/src/clixon_yang_sub_parse.y
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
 
 /* Enable for debugging, steals some cycles otherwise */
 #if 0
-#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_YANG, (s))
+#define _PARSE_DEBUG(s) clixon_debug(CLIXON_DBG_PARSE|CLIXON_DBG_DETAIL, (s))
 #else
 #define _PARSE_DEBUG(s)
 #endif