diff --git a/app.js b/app.js
index 1963151..e6f4784 100755
--- a/app.js
+++ b/app.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ var server = require("./server");
 var router = require("./route");
 var requestHandlers = require("./requestHandlers");
 
-var debug = false; // todo move this to configfile
+var debug = server.debugMode();
 
 var handle = {}
 handle["/"] = requestHandlers.sendInterface;
diff --git a/sample.config.json b/sample.config.json
index ad843a3..3827c27 100755
--- a/sample.config.json
+++ b/sample.config.json
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
     {
       "param": "demoMode",
       "value": true
+    },
+    {
+      "param": "debugMode",
+      "value": false
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index b8feb4f..ef52b09 100755
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ module.exports.demoMode  = function () {
 	return config('debug').chain().find({ param: 'demoMode' }).value()['value'];
 };
 
+module.exports.debugMode = function () {
+	return config('debug').chain().find({ param: 'debugMode' }).value()['value'];
+};
+
+
 // utility function for ucs2 decode
 function ucs2Parse(ucs2){
 	codeArray = ucs2.match(/.{1,4}/g);