diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index 1a3177de62..4cb0341a96 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ gulp.task('serve', function(cb) {
         ignore: paths.serverIgnore,
         env: {
             'NODE_ENV': 'development',
-            'DEBUG': 'freecc:*'
+            'DEBUG': process.env.DEBUG || 'freecc:*'
         }
     })
         .on('start', function() {