diff --git a/authentic2-ctl b/authentic2-ctl
index f15e242c2..97df4b4a0 100755
--- a/authentic2-ctl
+++ b/authentic2-ctl
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import os, sys
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "authentic2.settings")
-    os.environ.setdefault('DEBUG', '1')
 
     from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line