diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
index d3e3c6c06..a0a786df7 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Essentials.java
@@ -572,7 +572,9 @@ public class Essentials extends JavaPlugin
 			catch (Throwable ex)
 			{
 				sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Error: " + ex.getMessage());
-				logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Error calling command /"+commandLabel, ex);
+				if (getSettings().isDebug()) {
+					logger.log(Level.WARNING, "Error calling command /"+commandLabel, ex);
+				}
 				return true;
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
index 8da672990..37f6b6e5e 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
+++ b/Essentials/src/com/earth2me/essentials/Settings.java
@@ -463,4 +463,9 @@ public class Settings implements IConf
 	{
 		return config.getBoolean("nether.use-1to1-ratio", false);
 	}
+	
+	public boolean isDebug()
+	{
+		return config.getBoolean("debug", false);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/Essentials/src/config.yml b/Essentials/src/config.yml
index ae46ec22f..844c70075 100644
--- a/Essentials/src/config.yml
+++ b/Essentials/src/config.yml
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ per-warp-permission: false
 # Sort output of /list command by groups
 sort-list-by-groups: false
 
+# More output to the console
+debug: false
 
 ############################################################
 # +------------------------------------------------------+ #