diff --git a/pkg/config/app_config.go b/pkg/config/app_config.go
index 971ac0e7..cfaa7194 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_config.go
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ func NewAppConfig(name, version, commit, date string, buildSource string, debugg
 		Version:     version,
 		Commit:      commit,
 		BuildDate:   date,
-		Debug:       true, // TODO: restore os.Getenv("DEBUG") == "TRUE"
+		Debug:       debuggingFlag || os.Getenv("DEBUG") == "TRUE",
 		BuildSource: buildSource,
 		UserConfig:  userConfig,
 		ConfigDir:   configDir,