diff --git a/src/mech/src/ietf-system/Makefile.am b/src/mech/src/ietf-system/Makefile.am
index d4dba393..66648627 100644
--- a/src/mech/src/ietf-system/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mech/src/ietf-system/Makefile.am
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ backend_LTLIBRARIES += ietf-system.la
 ietf_system_la_CFLAGS  = $(backend_cflags)
 ietf_system_la_LDFLAGS = $(backend_ldflags)
 ietf_system_la_LIBADD  = $(backend_libadd)
-ietf_system_la_SOURCES = ietf-system.c
+ietf_system_la_SOURCES = ietf-system.c $(top_srcdir)/src/core/common.h
diff --git a/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c b/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c
index 312edff5..52683089 100644
--- a/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c
+++ b/src/mech/src/ietf-system/ietf-system.c
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <cligen/cligen.h>
-#include <clixon/clixon.h>
-#include <clixon/clixon_backend.h>
+#include "common.h"
 
 static augeas *aug;
 
@@ -58,6 +56,8 @@ int ietf_sys_tr_commit(clicon_handle h, transaction_data td)
 	int slen = 0, tlen = 0, err = -EINVAL;
 	cxobj **ssys, **tsys;
 
+	show_transaction("ietf-system", td, true);
+
 	if (src && clixon_xml_find_instance_id(src, yspec, &ssys, &slen,
 					       "/sys:system") < 0)
 		goto err;