diff --git a/layouts/_default/baseof.html b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
index 96f9fc769d1128cc85028030c2b8949bca2d543b..243ece6a2a6f7007df71022bc31e91b9c3491916 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/baseof.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/baseof.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
     {{- partial "footer/plausible.html" . -}}
     {{- partial "footer/js.html" . -}}
     {{- partial "footer/script.html" . -}}
-    {{- if not hugo.IsProduction -}}
+    {{- if or (not hugo.IsProduction) site.Params.force_debug -}}
       {{- partial "footer/debug.html" . -}}
     {{- end -}}
   </body>