diff --git a/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/GdalUtils.py b/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/GdalUtils.py
index cafc144ad7b..584ec8cc8d8 100644
--- a/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/GdalUtils.py
+++ b/python/plugins/processing/algs/gdal/GdalUtils.py
@@ -69,15 +69,17 @@ class GdalUtils:
         loglines = []
         loglines.append('GDAL execution console output')
         fused_command = ''.join(['%s ' % c for c in commands])
+        print fused_command
         proc = subprocess.Popen(
             fused_command,
             shell=True,
             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
             stdin=open(os.devnull),
             stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
-            universal_newlines=False,
+            universal_newlines=True,
             ).stdout
         for line in iter(proc.readline, ''):
+            print line
             loglines.append(line)
         ProcessingLog.addToLog(ProcessingLog.LOG_INFO, loglines)
         GdalUtils.consoleOutput = loglines