diff --git a/Hurtworld/hwserver b/Hurtworld/hwserver
index 15e077920..388c0b5b5 100644
--- a/Hurtworld/hwserver
+++ b/Hurtworld/hwserver
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # Hurtworld
 # Server Management Script
-# Author: Daniel Gibbs, UltimateByte Fork
+# Author: Daniel Gibbs,
+# Contributor: UltimateByte
 # Website: http://gameservermanagers.com
+if [ -f ".dev-debug" ]; then
+	exec 5>dev-debug.log
+	BASH_XTRACEFD="5"
+	set -x
+fi
+
 version="191215"
 
 #### Variables ####