diff --git a/server-vm.sh b/server-vm.sh
index 72e786b..0be1393 100644
--- a/server-vm.sh
+++ b/server-vm.sh
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ _stt() {
       export HEADERS=say="Eye herd {{hotword}}"
       export MIC_NAME=pulse_monitor
       export MODEL=tiny.en
+      export DEBUG=true
       while true; do
          python3 ./hotwords.py
          sleep 5