diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 955fe0b..d6d5bae 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ EXPOSE 514/udp
 ENV TARGET_HOST="127.0.0.1"
 ENV TARGET_PROTO="tcp"
 ENV TARGET_PORT="514"
+ENV DEBUG="0"
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/sh", "/run.sh"]
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b3292e..f80c330 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@ docker build . -t docker.asperti.com/paspo/syslog-forwarder
 ## environment
 
 Variable      | Default   | Description
---------------|-----------|---------------------------
+--------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------
  TARGET_HOST  | 127.0.0.1 | target server IP/hostname
  TARGET_PROTO | tcp       | `tcp` or `udp`
  TARGET_PORT  | 514       | target server syslog port
+ DEBUG        | 0         | if != 0, every received log line is shown on stdout
 
 ## run
 
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 5cec517..9967ea9 100644
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ TARGET_PROTO=${TARGET_PROTO:-tcp}
 # 514 is the common default
 TARGET_PORT=${TARGET_PORT:-514}
 
+# DEBUG MODE ENABLED if != 0
+DEBUG=${DEBUG:-0}
+
 cat >/etc/rsyslog.conf <<EOF
 \$WorkDirectory /var/lib/rsyslog
 
@@ -34,6 +37,13 @@ if (\$hostname == '') then set \$!hostname = \$fromhost;
 
 EOF
 
+if [ "${DEBUG}" != "0" ] ; then
+  cat >>/etc/rsyslog.conf <<EOF
+module(load="omstdout")
+action(type="omstdout")
+EOF
+fi
+
 if [ "${TARGET_PROTO}" = "udp" ] ; then
   cat >>/etc/rsyslog.conf <<EOF
 action(type="omfwd" protocol="udp" target="${TARGET_HOST}" port="${TARGET_PORT}" Template="RSYSLOG_SyslogRFC5424Format" )