diff --git a/include/common/log.h b/include/common/log.h
index 92c69760f8ad22ca3f8b2ff099129c69f6725bfd..c228f62b3dd5fd2003d591c666d997572aaa0d6f 100644
--- a/include/common/log.h
+++ b/include/common/log.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ namespace Log {
 
 void passEasyloggingppArgs(int Argc, char *Argv[]);
 
+void setDebugLoggingLevel();
+
 void setErrorLoggingLevel();
 
 extern el::base::type::StoragePointer elStorage;
diff --git a/lib/common/log.cpp b/lib/common/log.cpp
index 9fa74df53fd128e5d6db5673c60259278b0c2cb4..35b04555db35aa2ced4ac5ee8dd98d9f7871d6e3 100644
--- a/lib/common/log.cpp
+++ b/lib/common/log.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ void passEasyloggingppArgs(int Argc, char *Argv[]) {
   START_EASYLOGGINGPP(Argc, Argv);
 }
 
+void setDebugLoggingLevel() {
+  el::Loggers::addFlag(el::LoggingFlag::HierarchicalLogging);
+  el::Loggers::addFlag(el::LoggingFlag::IgnoreSigInt);
+  el::Loggers::setLoggingLevel(el::Level::Debug);
+}
+
 void setErrorLoggingLevel() {
   el::Loggers::addFlag(el::LoggingFlag::HierarchicalLogging);
   el::Loggers::addFlag(el::LoggingFlag::IgnoreSigInt);