diff --git a/Vagrantfile b/Vagrantfile
index 8ca0e9530..6849725f6 100644
--- a/Vagrantfile
+++ b/Vagrantfile
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ vconfig = load_config([
 
 provisioner = vconfig['force_ansible_local'] ? :ansible_local : vagrant_provisioner
 if provisioner == :ansible
-  playbook = "#{host_drupalvm_dir}/provisioning/playbook.yml"
+  provisioning_dir = "#{host_drupalvm_dir}/provisioning"
   config_dir = host_config_dir
 
   # Verify Ansible version requirement.
   require_ansible_version ">= #{vconfig['drupalvm_ansible_version_min']}"
 else
-  playbook = "#{guest_drupalvm_dir}/provisioning/playbook.yml"
+  provisioning_dir = "#{guest_drupalvm_dir}/provisioning"
   config_dir = guest_config_dir
 end
 
@@ -106,13 +106,17 @@ Vagrant.configure('2') do |config|
 
   config.vm.provision 'drupalvm', type: provisioner do |ansible|
     ansible.compatibility_mode = '2.0'
-    ansible.playbook = playbook
+    ansible.playbook = "#{provisioning_dir}/playbook.yml"
     ansible.extra_vars = {
       config_dir: config_dir,
       drupalvm_env: drupalvm_env
     }
     ansible.raw_arguments = Shellwords.shellsplit(ENV['DRUPALVM_ANSIBLE_ARGS']) if ENV['DRUPALVM_ANSIBLE_ARGS']
     ansible.tags = ENV['DRUPALVM_ANSIBLE_TAGS']
+    ansible.verbose = ENV['DRUPALVM_DEBUG']
+    unless ENV['ANSIBLE_CONFIG']
+      ansible.config_file = "#{provisioning_dir}/ansible#{'.debug' if ENV['DRUPALVM_DEBUG']}.cfg"
+    end
     # Use pip to get the latest Ansible version when using ansible_local.
     provisioner == :ansible_local && ansible.install_mode = 'pip'
   end
diff --git a/docs/other/debug.md b/docs/other/debug.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13bed9372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/other/debug.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+To debug the provisioning step Drupal VM can run the `ansible-playbook` command in verbose mode if you set the `DRUPALVM_DEBUG` environment variable.
+
+```sh
+# verbose mode: ansible-playbook -v
+DRUPALVM_DEBUG=1 vagrant provision
+DRUPALVM_DEBUG=v vagrant provision
+
+# for even more messages: ansible-playbook -vvv
+DRUPALVM_DEBUG=vvv vagrant provision
+
+# for debug mode: ansible-playbook -vvvv
+DRUPALVM_DEBUG=vvvv vagrant provision
+```
+
+In addition to running in verbose mode this also enables deprecation warnings.
+
+For debugging information related to Vagrant see [documentation](https://www.vagrantup.com/docs/other/debugging.html).
diff --git a/mkdocs.yml b/mkdocs.yml
index 1f2a3da0f..254c179d0 100644
--- a/mkdocs.yml
+++ b/mkdocs.yml
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ pages:
     - 'Passing on CLI arguments to ansible': 'extending/ansible-args.md'
     - 'Pre- and Post-Provision Scripts': 'extending/scripts.md'
   - Other Information:
+    - 'Debug mode': 'other/debug.md'
     - 'Networking Notes': 'other/networking.md'
     - 'Vagrant LXC provider': 'other/vagrant-lxc.md'
     - 'Improving Performance': 'other/performance.md'
diff --git a/provisioning/ansible.cfg b/provisioning/ansible.cfg
index 4b1740edf..f2d561ee8 100644
--- a/provisioning/ansible.cfg
+++ b/provisioning/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [defaults]
 roles_path = ./roles
+deprecation_warnings = False
 
 [ssh_connection]
 pipelining = True
-control_path = /tmp/ansible-ssh-%%h-%%p-%%r
diff --git a/provisioning/ansible.debug.cfg b/provisioning/ansible.debug.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0017b8152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provisioning/ansible.debug.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[defaults]
+roles_path = ./roles
+
+[ssh_connection]
+pipelining = True