diff --git a/daemon/log.c b/daemon/log.c
index 17ee1c745..e3c2691cd 100644
--- a/daemon/log.c
+++ b/daemon/log.c
@@ -9,7 +9,12 @@
 
 
 struct log_info __thread log_info;
+#ifndef __DEBUG
 volatile gint log_level = LOG_INFO;
+#else
+volatile gint log_level = LOG_DEBUG;
+#endif
+
 #ifndef MAX_LOG_LINE_LENGTH
 #define MAX_LOG_LINE_LENGTH 500
 #endif