diff --git a/app.go b/app.go
index 7312e83..bfed9f6 100644
--- a/app.go
+++ b/app.go
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ const (
 	softwareVer    = "0.1"
 )
 
+var (
+	debugging bool
+)
+
 type app struct {
 	router       *mux.Router
 	db           *datastore
@@ -35,10 +39,13 @@ type app struct {
 var shttp = http.NewServeMux()
 
 func Serve() {
+	debugPtr := flag.Bool("debug", false, "Enables debug logging.")
 	createConfig := flag.Bool("create-config", false, "Creates a basic configuration and exits")
 	doConfig := flag.Bool("config", false, "Run the configuration process")
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	debugging = *debugPtr
+
 	if *createConfig {
 		log.Info("Creating configuration...")
 		c := config.New()
@@ -70,6 +77,8 @@ func Serve() {
 		cfg: cfg,
 	}
 
+	app.cfg.Server.Dev = *debugPtr
+
 	// Load keys
 	log.Info("Loading encryption keys...")
 	err = initKeys(app)
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index d59543a..511356c 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ const (
 type (
 	ServerCfg struct {
 		Port int    `ini:"port"`
+
+		Dev bool `ini:"-"`
 	}
 
 	DatabaseCfg struct {