diff --git a/modules/config.example.js b/modules/config.example.js
index 49697f9..7829d9d 100644
--- a/modules/config.example.js
+++ b/modules/config.example.js
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 var config = {
-  min_size: 1,                                          // for avatars
-  max_size: 512,                                        // for avatars; too big values might lead to slow response time or DoS
-  default_size: 160,                                    // for avatars; size to be used when no size given
-  min_scale: 1,                                         // for renders
-  max_scale: 10,                                        // for renders; too big values might lead to slow response time or DoS
-  default_scale: 6,                                     // for renders; scale to be used when no scale given
-  local_cache_time: 1200,                               // seconds until we will check if the image changed. should be > 60 to prevent mojang 429 response
-  browser_cache_time: 3600,                             // seconds until browser will request image again
-  cleaning_interval: 1800,                              // seconds interval: deleting images if disk size at limit
-  cleaning_disk_limit: 10240,                           // min allowed available KB on disk to trigger cleaning
-  cleaning_redis_limit: 24576,                          // max allowed used KB on redis to trigger redis flush
-  cleaning_amount: 50000,                               // amount of avatar (and their helm) files to clean
-  http_timeout: 1000,                                   // ms until connection to mojang is dropped
-  debug_enabled: process.env.DEBUG === "true" || false, // enables logging.debug
-  faces_dir: "images/faces/",                           // directory where faces are kept. should have trailing "/"
-  helms_dir: "images/helms/",                           // directory where helms are kept. should have trailing "/"
-  skins_dir: "images/skins/",                           // directory where skins are kept. should have trailing "/"
-  renders_dir: "images/renders/",                       // Directory where rendered skins are kept. should have trailing "/"
-  capes_dir: "images/capes/",                           // directory where capes are kept. should have trailing "/"
+  min_size: 1,                    // for avatars
+  max_size: 512,                  // for avatars; too big values might lead to slow response time or DoS
+  default_size: 160,              // for avatars; size to be used when no size given
+  min_scale: 1,                   // for renders
+  max_scale: 10,                  // for renders; too big values might lead to slow response time or DoS
+  default_scale: 6,               // for renders; scale to be used when no scale given
+  local_cache_time: 1200,         // seconds until we will check if the image changed. should be > 60 to prevent mojang 429 response
+  browser_cache_time: 3600,       // seconds until browser will request image again
+  cleaning_interval: 1800,        // seconds interval: deleting images if disk size at limit
+  cleaning_disk_limit: 10240,     // min allowed available KB on disk to trigger cleaning
+  cleaning_redis_limit: 24576,    // max allowed used KB on redis to trigger redis flush
+  cleaning_amount: 50000,         // amount of avatar (and their helm) files to clean
+  http_timeout: 1000,             // ms until connection to mojang is dropped
+  debug_enabled: false,           // enables logging.debug
+  faces_dir: "images/faces/",     // directory where faces are kept. should have trailing "/"
+  helms_dir: "images/helms/",     // directory where helms are kept. should have trailing "/"
+  skins_dir: "images/skins/",     // directory where skins are kept. should have trailing "/"
+  renders_dir: "images/renders/", // Directory where rendered skins are kept. should have trailing "/"
+  capes_dir: "images/capes/",     // directory where capes are kept. should have trailing "/"
 };
 
 module.exports = config;
diff --git a/modules/logging.js b/modules/logging.js
index f55de43..7519a23 100644
--- a/modules/logging.js
+++ b/modules/logging.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ exp.warn = function() {
 exp.error = function() {
   log("ERROR", arguments);
 };
-if (config.debug_enabled) {
+if (config.debug_enabled || process.env.DEBUG === "true") {
   exp.debug = function() {
     log("DEBUG", arguments);
   };