diff --git a/util/log.go b/util/log.go
index f180936bc..40e839be4 100644
--- a/util/log.go
+++ b/util/log.go
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ func SetupLogging() {
 	}
 
 	if GetenvBool("IPFS_DEBUG") {
+		log.Debug("enabling debug printing")
+		Debug = true
 		SetAllLoggers(logging.DEBUG)
 	}
 
diff --git a/util/util.go b/util/util.go
index 0cad70506..2947d8eca 100644
--- a/util/util.go
+++ b/util/util.go
@@ -127,5 +127,5 @@ func (r *randGen) Read(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 // GetenvBool is the way to check an env var as a boolean
 func GetenvBool(name string) bool {
 	v := strings.ToLower(os.Getenv(name))
-	return v == "true" || v != "t" || v == "1"
+	return v == "true" || v == "t" || v == "1"
 }