diff --git a/entrypoint.sh b/entrypoint.sh
index c8b42de..3c60b7a 100644
--- a/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/entrypoint.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 if [ ! -f /mosquitto/config/pwfile ]; then
+    echo "pwfile not present..."
     if [ -n "$USER" ] && [ -n "$PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "setting up credentials..."
     mosquitto_passwd -b -c /mosquitto/config/pwfile "$USER" "$PASSWORD"
+    echo "{'user':'$USER','pass':'$PASSWORD'}" >> /home/mqtt_auth.json
     chmod 700 /mosquitto/config/pwfile
     chown mosquitto:mosquitto /mosquitto/config/pwfile
     echo "password_file /mosquitto/config/pwfile" >> /mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf
     echo "allow_anonymous false" >> /mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf
     else
+    echo "setting up anonymous mode..."
     echo "allow_anonymous true" >> /mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf
     fi
+else
+echo "pwfile present, skipping credential configuration...
 fi
 exec mosquitto -c /mosquitto/config/mosquitto.conf
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