diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/cache.lua b/lua/lazy/core/cache.lua
index a1ff412..551409d 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/cache.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/cache.lua
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ M.config = {
   --  * allthethings: all mdules. Not recommended
   strategy = "VimEnter", ---@type "lazy"|"init"|"VimEnter"|"allthethings"
 }
+M.debug = false
 
 ---@type CacheHash
 local cache_hash
@@ -82,9 +83,11 @@ function M.loader(modname)
       M.cache[modname] = entry
     end
   end
-  vim.schedule(function()
-    vim.notify("loading " .. modname)
-  end)
+  if M.debug then
+    vim.schedule(function()
+      vim.notify("[cache:load] " .. modname)
+    end)
+  end
   if entry and chunk then
     M.dirty = true
     entry.chunk = string.dump(chunk)
@@ -130,6 +133,7 @@ function M.setup(opts)
       M.config[k] = v
     end
   end
+  M.debug = opts and opts.debug
 
   M.load_cache()
   table.insert(package.loaders, M.loader_idx, M.loader)
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
index 374ed54..6988342 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/config.lua
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ M.defaults = {
     cache = nil,
     reset_packpath = true, -- packpath will be reset to only include lazy. This makes packadd a lot faster
   },
+  debug = false,
 }
 
 M.ns = vim.api.nvim_create_namespace("lazy")
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/util.lua b/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
index e29029b..fb93edd 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/util.lua
@@ -159,7 +159,9 @@ function M.lsmod(root, fn)
   end)
 end
 
+---@param msg string|string[]
 function M.notify(msg, level)
+  msg = type(msg) == "table" and table.concat(msg, "\n") or msg
   vim.notify(msg, level, {
     on_open = function(win)
       vim.wo[win].conceallevel = 3
@@ -172,12 +174,19 @@ function M.notify(msg, level)
   })
 end
 
+---@param msg string|string[]
 function M.error(msg)
   M.notify(msg, vim.log.levels.ERROR)
 end
 
+---@param msg string|string[]
 function M.info(msg)
   M.notify(msg, vim.log.levels.INFO)
 end
 
+---@param msg string|string[]
+function M.warn(msg)
+  M.notify(msg, vim.log.levels.WARN)
+end
+
 return M