diff --git a/query.go b/query.go
index 25e7b73..f09f276 100644
--- a/query.go
+++ b/query.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func doQuery(c *cli.Context) error {
 	var (
 		err error
 	)
+	// load cli flags into options struct
 	Options := query.Options{
 		Logger:   util.InitLogger(c.Bool("debug")),
 		Port:     c.Int("port"),
@@ -60,6 +61,40 @@ func doQuery(c *cli.Context) error {
 			Options.Port = 53
 		}
 	}
+	Options.Logger.Debug("setting any message flags")
+	// Make this authoritative (does this do anything?)
+	if Options.AA {
+		Options.Logger.Debug("making message authorative")
+		msg.Authoritative = true
+	}
+	// Set truncated flag (why)
+	if Options.TC {
+		msg.Truncated = true
+	}
+	// Set the zero flag if requested (does nothing)
+	if Options.Z {
+		Options.Logger.Debug("setting to zero")
+		msg.Zero = true
+	}
+	// Disable DNSSEC validation
+	if Options.CD {
+		Options.Logger.Debug("disabling DNSSEC validation")
+		msg.CheckingDisabled = true
+	}
+	// Disable wanting recursion
+	if Options.NoRD {
+		Options.Logger.Debug("disabling recursion")
+		msg.RecursionDesired = false
+	}
+	// Disable recursion being available (I don't think this does anything)
+	if Options.NoRA {
+		msg.RecursionAvailable = false
+	}
+	// Set DNSSEC if requested
+	if Options.DNSSEC {
+		Options.Logger.Debug("using DNSSEC")
+		msg.SetEdns0(1232, true)
+	}
 
 	resolver, err := query.LoadResolver(Options.Answers.Server, Options)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/query/QUIC.go b/query/QUIC.go
index b00aaec..98f29f2 100644
--- a/query/QUIC.go
+++ b/query/QUIC.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func (r *QUICResolver) LookUp(msg *dns.Msg) (*dns.Msg, time.Duration, error) {
 	tls := &tls.Config{
 		NextProtos: []string{"doq"},
 	}
-
+	r.opts.Logger.Debug("making DoQ request")
 	connection, err := quic.DialAddr(r.server, tls, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ func (r *QUICResolver) LookUp(msg *dns.Msg) (*dns.Msg, time.Duration, error) {
 	}
 
 	resp.DNS = dns.Msg{}
+	r.opts.Logger.Debug("unpacking DoQ response")
 	err = resp.DNS.Unpack(fullRes)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, 0, err
diff --git a/query/resolver.go b/query/resolver.go
index 079c18b..f1ac190 100644
--- a/query/resolver.go
+++ b/query/resolver.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type Resolver interface {
 
 func LoadResolver(server string, opts Options) (Resolver, error) {
 	if opts.HTTPS {
+		opts.Logger.Debug("loading DoH resolver")
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(server, "https://") {
 			server = "https://" + server
 		}
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ func LoadResolver(server string, opts Options) (Resolver, error) {
 			opts:   opts,
 		}, nil
 	} else if opts.QUIC {
+		opts.Logger.Debug("loading DoQ resolver")
 		server = net.JoinHostPort(opts.Answers.Server, strconv.Itoa(opts.Port))
 		return &QUICResolver{
 			server: server,