diff --git a/src/chunk.zig b/src/chunk.zig
index 1c50b84..3e3bc2c 100644
--- a/src/chunk.zig
+++ b/src/chunk.zig
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ pub const Chunk = struct {
     }
 
     /// Prints the value of a single instruction
-    fn dissasemble_instruction(self: *Chunk, offset: usize) usize {
+    pub fn dissasemble_instruction(self: *Chunk, offset: usize) usize {
         // Print the instruction offset
         print("{d:0>4} ", .{offset});
 
diff --git a/src/vm.zig b/src/vm.zig
index 452fb8d..f3d45c1 100644
--- a/src/vm.zig
+++ b/src/vm.zig
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ const Chunk = chunk_mod.Chunk;
 const OpCode = chunk_mod.OpCode;
 const print = std.debug.print;
 
+const tracing = @import("config").tracing;
+
 const InterpretResult = enum {
     Ok,
     CompileError,
@@ -28,6 +30,12 @@ pub const VM = struct {
     // Executes the instructions in the bytecode
     pub fn run(self: *VM) InterpretResult {
         while (true) {
+            if (tracing) {
+                // dissasemble & print the current instruction
+                const offset: usize = @intFromPtr(self.ip) - @intFromPtr(self.chunk.code.ptr);
+                _ = self.chunk.dissasemble_instruction(offset);
+            }
+
             const next = self.ip[0];
             self.ip += 1;
             switch (next) {