diff --git a/lib/util/logger.js b/lib/util/logger.js
index 250a5eecb..99ec74bf7 100644
--- a/lib/util/logger.js
+++ b/lib/util/logger.js
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 const winston = require('winston');
 const data = require('./data');
 const settings = require('./settings');
-const logLevel = settings.get().advanced && settings.get().advanced.log_level ?
+let logLevel = settings.get().advanced && settings.get().advanced.log_level ?
     settings.get().advanced.log_level : winston.level.info;
+if (process.env.DEBUG) {
+    logLevel = 'debug';
+}
 const logger = new (winston.Logger)({
     transports: [
         new (winston.transports.File)({