diff --git a/conf/.env.template b/conf/.env.template
index 7b3d03a..25c75d1 100644
--- a/conf/.env.template
+++ b/conf/.env.template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # only set this to true when testing/debugging
 # when unset: 1 (true) - dont unset this, just for development
-DEBUG=0
-SQL_DEBUG=0
+DEBUG=1
+SQL_DEBUG=1
 
 # HTTP port to bind to
 TANDOOR_PORT=__PORT__