diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7743bc55..dbe8f658 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -84,16 +84,6 @@ Adding more processing nodes will allow you to run multiple jobs in parallel.
 
 You **will not be able to distribute a single job across multiple processing nodes**. We are actively working to bring this feature to reality, but we're not there yet. 
 
-### Security
-
-If you want to run WebODM in production, make sure to pass the `--no-debug` flag while starting WebODM:
-
-```bash
-./webodm.sh restart --no-debug
-```
-
-This will disable the `DEBUG` flag from `webodm/settings.py` within the docker container. This is [really important](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.11/ref/settings/#std:setting-DEBUG).
-
 ### Enable SSL
 
 WebODM has the ability to automatically request and install a SSL certificate via [Let’s Encrypt](https://letsencrypt.org/), or you can manually specify your own key/certificate pair.
diff --git a/devenv.sh b/devenv.sh
index 976f645b..813097ab 100755
--- a/devenv.sh
+++ b/devenv.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ __dirname=$(cd $(dirname "$0"); pwd -P)
 
 ${__dirname}/webodm.sh checkenv
 
+export WO_DEBUG=YES
+
 usage(){
   echo "Usage: $0 <command> [options]"
   echo
diff --git a/webodm.sh b/webodm.sh
index 062c6192..bea096fb 100755
--- a/webodm.sh
+++ b/webodm.sh
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ case $key in
     shift # past argument
     shift # past value
     ;;
-    --no-debug)
-    export WO_DEBUG=NO
+    --debug)
+    export WO_DEBUG=YES
     shift # past argument
     ;;
 	--broker)
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ usage(){
   echo "	--ssl-key	<path>	Manually specify a path to the private key file (.pem) to use with nginx to enable SSL (default: None)"
   echo "	--ssl-cert	<path>	Manually specify a path to the certificate file (.pem) to use with nginx to enable SSL (default: None)"
   echo "	--ssl-insecure-port-redirect	<port>	Insecure port number to redirect from when SSL is enabled (default: $DEFAULT_SSL_INSECURE_PORT_REDIRECT)"
-  echo "	--no-debug	Disable debug for production environments (default: disabled)"
+  echo "	--debug	Enable debug for development environments (default: disabled)"
   echo "	--broker	Set the URL used to connect to the celery broker (default: $DEFAULT_BROKER)"
   exit
 }