diff --git a/bot.py b/bot.py
index c3554ce..d8833f2 100644
--- a/bot.py
+++ b/bot.py
@@ -29,16 +29,12 @@ TWITTER_COLOR = 0x1da1f2
 YOUTUBE_COLOR = 0xff0000
 
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('discord')
-logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
-logger.setLevel(logging.INFO)
-
-
 config = configparser.ConfigParser()
 config.read(os.getenv('CHEDDAR_KNIGHT_CONFIG', 'settings.cfg'))
 
 
 staging = config.getboolean('General', 'staging', fallback=False)
+debug = config.getboolean('General', 'debug', fallback=False)
 storage_path = config.get('General', 'storage_path')
 
 token = config.get('Discord', 'token')
@@ -53,6 +49,11 @@ yt_api_key = config.get('YouTube', 'api_key')
 yt_channel_id = config.get('YouTube', 'channel_id')
 
 
+logger = logging.getLogger('discord')
+logger.addHandler(logging.StreamHandler())
+logger.setLevel(logging.DEBUG if debug else logging.INFO)
+
+
 class Bot(discord.Client):
     def __init__(self):
         self.commands = (