diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 0f729c8..12e2b0d 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ restore that."
 (+set-during-startup 'gc-cons-threshold most-positive-fixnum (* 128 1024 1024))
 
 ;; Don't prematurely re-display
-(+set-during-startup 'inhibit-redisplay t)
-(+set-during-startup 'inhibit-message t)
+(unless debug-on-error
+  (+set-during-startup 'inhibit-redisplay t)
+  (+set-during-startup 'inhibit-message t))
 
 ;; Debug during init
 (unless (eq debug-on-error 'startup)