diff --git a/elementary/monitor/cli.py b/elementary/monitor/cli.py
index 3d97c0f78..1baa1bfdf 100644
--- a/elementary/monitor/cli.py
+++ b/elementary/monitor/cli.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from elementary.monitor.data_monitoring.report.data_monitoring_report import (
     DataMonitoringReport,
 )
+from elementary.monitor.debug import Debug
 from elementary.tracking.anonymous_tracking import AnonymousCommandLineTracking
 from elementary.utils import bucket_path
 from elementary.utils.ordered_yaml import OrderedYaml
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ class Command:
     MONITOR = "monitor"
     REPORT = "monitor-report"
     SEND_REPORT = "monitor-send-report"
+    DEBUG = "debug"
 
 
 # Displayed in reverse order in --help.
@@ -599,5 +601,26 @@ def send_report(
         raise
 
 
+@monitor.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--profiles-dir",
+    "-p",
+    type=click.Path(exists=True),
+    default=None,
+    help="Which directory to look in for the profiles.yml file. "
+    "If not set, edr will look in the current working directory first, then HOME/.dbt/",
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def debug(ctx, profiles_dir):
+    config = Config(profiles_dir=profiles_dir)
+    anonymous_tracking = AnonymousCommandLineTracking(config)
+    anonymous_tracking.track_cli_start(Command.DEBUG, None, ctx.command.name)
+    success = Debug(config).run()
+    if not success:
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    anonymous_tracking.track_cli_end(Command.DEBUG, None, ctx.command.name)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     monitor()
diff --git a/elementary/monitor/debug.py b/elementary/monitor/debug.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e176563b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/elementary/monitor/debug.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import click
+
+from elementary.clients.dbt.dbt_runner import DbtRunner
+from elementary.config.config import Config
+from elementary.exceptions.exceptions import DbtCommandError
+from elementary.monitor import dbt_project_utils
+
+
+class Debug:
+    def __init__(self, config: Config):
+        self.config = config
+
+    def run(self) -> bool:
+        dbt_runner = DbtRunner(
+            dbt_project_utils.PATH,
+            self.config.profiles_dir,
+            self.config.profile_target,
+        )
+
+        try:
+            dbt_runner.run_operation("test_conn", quiet=True)
+        except DbtCommandError as err:
+            click.echo(
+                f"Could not connect to the Elementary db and schema. See details below\n\n{err}"
+            )
+            return False
+
+        click.echo("Connected to the Elementary db and schema successfully")
+        return True