diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ca8d1c6..5ac6ae8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ RUN GOARCH=amd64 GOOS=linux CGO_ENABLED=0  go build -o /contentserver
 ##############################
 FROM alpine
 
-ENV CONTENT_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL=error
 ENV CONTENT_SERVER_ADDR=0.0.0.0:80
 ENV CONTENT_SERVER_VAR_DIR=/var/lib/contentserver
 ENV LOG_JSON=1
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ VOLUME $CONTENT_SERVER_VAR_DIR
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/sbin/contentserver"]
 
-CMD ["-address=$CONTENT_SERVER_ADDR", "-log-level=$CONTENT_SERVER_LOG_LEVEL", "-var-dir=$CONTENT_SERVER_VAR_DIR"]
+CMD ["-address=$CONTENT_SERVER_ADDR", "-var-dir=$CONTENT_SERVER_VAR_DIR"]
 
 EXPOSE 80
-EXPOSE 9200
\ No newline at end of file
+EXPOSE 9200
diff --git a/contentserver.go b/contentserver.go
index ee47bcd..92bcd55 100644
--- a/contentserver.go
+++ b/contentserver.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var (
 	flagWebserverAddress = flag.String("webserver-address", "", "address to bind web server host:port, when empty no webserver will be spawned")
 	flagWebserverPath    = flag.String("webserver-path", "/contentserver", "path to export the webserver on - useful when behind a proxy")
 	flagVarDir           = flag.String("var-dir", "/var/lib/contentserver", "where to put my data")
-	flagDebug            = flag.Bool("debug", true, "toggle debug mode")
+	flagDebug            = flag.Bool("debug", false, "toggle debug mode")
 
 	// debugging / profiling
 	flagFreeOSMem = flag.Int("free-os-mem", 0, "free OS mem every X minutes")