diff --git a/src/Commands/ComposerInstall.php b/src/Commands/ComposerInstall.php
index c57ce44..e1c2342 100644
--- a/src/Commands/ComposerInstall.php
+++ b/src/Commands/ComposerInstall.php
@@ -100,8 +100,15 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
             . " --ignore-platform-reqs"
             . " --no-interaction"
             . " --no-ansi";
-        $response = Shell::run($command, $return_var);
-        if ($response) $output->writeln($response);
+
+        if ($output->isVerbose()) {
+            // Stream output live so hangs are visible
+            $output->writeln("  > {$command}");
+            passthru($command . " 2>&1", $return_var);
+        } else {
+            $response = Shell::run($command, $return_var);
+            if ($response) $output->writeln($response);
+        }
         if ($return_var) {
             $output->writeln("<error>Composer install failed (exit code {$return_var})</error>");
         }
diff --git a/src/Commands/GitPull.php b/src/Commands/GitPull.php
index bc55315..cfab3de 100644
--- a/src/Commands/GitPull.php
+++ b/src/Commands/GitPull.php
@@ -157,10 +157,15 @@ protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
 
         // Update the submodules
         $logMsg("running submodule update");
-        $command = "GIT_TERMINAL_PROMPT=0 timeout 60 git -C " . escapeshellarg($repo_dir) . " submodule update --init --recursive";
-        $response = Shell::run($command);
-        $logMsg("submodule update done");
-        if ($response) $output->writeln($response);
+        $submoduleCmd = "{$envPrefix} timeout 60 git -C " . escapeshellarg($repo_dir) . " submodule update --init --recursive";
+        if ($output->isVerbose()) {
+            $output->writeln("  > {$submoduleCmd}");
+            passthru($submoduleCmd . " 2>&1", $subReturn);
+        } else {
+            $response = Shell::run($submoduleCmd, $subReturn);
+            if ($response) $output->writeln($response);
+        }
+        $logMsg("submodule update done exit={$subReturn}");
 
         return Command::SUCCESS;
     }