diff --git a/dev/bots/prepare_package/archive_creator.dart b/dev/bots/prepare_package/archive_creator.dart
index 2415e366fc8..c21acfa4a89 100644
--- a/dev/bots/prepare_package/archive_creator.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/prepare_package/archive_creator.dart
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ class ArchiveCreator {
       'tar',
       'cJf',
       output.absolute.path,
+      // Print out input files as they get added, to debug hangs
+      '--verbose',
       path.basename(source.absolute.path),
     ], workingDirectory: fs.directory(path.dirname(source.absolute.path)));
   }
diff --git a/dev/bots/test/prepare_package_test.dart b/dev/bots/test/prepare_package_test.dart
index b7fe3c7b76c..b15f6973d5d 100644
--- a/dev/bots/test/prepare_package_test.dart
+++ b/dev/bots/test/prepare_package_test.dart
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void main() {
           if (platform.isWindows) 'attrib -h .git': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) '7za a -tzip -mx=9 $archiveName flutter': null
           else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 --symlinks $archiveName flutter': null
-          else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName flutter': null,
+          else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName --verbose flutter': null,
         }));
         await creator.initializeRepo();
         await creator.createArchive();
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ void main() {
           if (platform.isWindows) 'attrib -h .git': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) '7za a -tzip -mx=9 $archiveName flutter': null
           else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 --symlinks $archiveName flutter': null
-          else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName flutter': null,
+          else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName --verbose flutter': null,
         };
         processManager.addCommands(convertResults(calls));
         creator = ArchiveCreator(
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ void main() {
           if (platform.isWindows) 'attrib -h .git': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) '7za a -tzip -mx=9 $archiveName flutter': null
           else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 --symlinks $archiveName flutter': null
-          else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName flutter': null,
+          else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName --verbose flutter': null,
         };
         processManager.addCommands(convertResults(calls));
         creator = ArchiveCreator(
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ void main() {
           if (platform.isWindows) 'attrib -h .git': null,
           if (platform.isWindows) '7za a -tzip -mx=9 $archiveName flutter': null
           else if (platform.isMacOS) 'zip -r -9 --symlinks $archiveName flutter': null
-          else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName flutter': null,
+          else if (platform.isLinux) 'tar cJf $archiveName --verbose flutter': null,
         };
         processManager.addCommands(convertResults(calls));
         creator = ArchiveCreator(