diff --git a/settings.py b/settings.py
index 5f76eef67962af611fb3ec466a82cb5a89549dd9..f592a6faa2a2cd371e82ca3c9b8a9aca3860b625 100644
--- a/settings.py
+++ b/settings.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def get_from_env(var, default):
     else:
         return default
 
-DEBUG = True
+DEBUG = (get_from_env('DEBUG', '1') == '1')
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 
 ADMINS = (