diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ce5a4b..155644d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ services:
       - './data/:/data/:rw'
     environment:
       # system parameters
+      DEBUG_ENTRYPOINT: 0
       DISABLE_COLORS: 0
       DISABLE_SUMMARY: 0
       TZ: UTC
@@ -634,6 +635,7 @@ exclusive to the system.
 
 | Name                      | Image                    | Default   | Description                                               |
 | ------------------------- | ------------------------ | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `DEBUG_ENTRYPOINT`        | `official`               | `0`       | Toggles debug messages in the entrypoint                  |
 | `DISABLE_COLORS`          | `official`               | `0`       | Toggles colored output                                    |
 | `DISABLE_SUMMARY`         | `official`               | `0`       | Toggles configurations summary before starting the server |
 | `TERRARIA_TSHOCK_VERSION` | `tshock`                 | `5.2.0`   | Shows [TShock] version                                    |
diff --git a/official/Dockerfile b/official/Dockerfile
index 95f74af..8b491ac 100644
--- a/official/Dockerfile
+++ b/official/Dockerfile
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SHELL ["/bin/bash", "-o", "pipefail", "-c"]
 ARG TERRARIA_VERSION="1.4.4.9"
 ENV TERRARIA_VERSION="${TERRARIA_VERSION}"
 
+ENV DEBUG_ENTRYPOINT=0
 ENV DISABLE_COLORS=0
 ENV DISABLE_SUMMARY=0
 ENV TZ="UTC"
diff --git a/official/docker-compose.yml b/official/docker-compose.yml
index 8e961d4..e6f22ff 100644
--- a/official/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/official/docker-compose.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ services:
       - './data/:/data/:rw'
     environment:
       # system parameters
+      DEBUG_ENTRYPOINT: 0
       DISABLE_COLORS: 0
       DISABLE_SUMMARY: 0
       TZ: UTC
diff --git a/official/entrypoint/entrypoint.sh b/official/entrypoint/entrypoint.sh
index 78f5dd0..81f2377 100755
--- a/official/entrypoint/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/official/entrypoint/entrypoint.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ args="-config $config"
 binary_basename="$(basename $binary)"
 capture_input_pid=''
 capture_output_pid=''
-debug=0
+debug="$DEBUG_ENTRYPOINT"
 journey_permissions='journeypermission_biomespread_setfrozen
 journeypermission_godmode
 journeypermission_increaseplacementrange
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ unlock() {
 }
 
 debug_echo() {
-  if [ "$debug" -eq 1 ]; then
+  if [ "$debug" = '1' ]; then
     echo "$@"
   fi
 }
 
 debug_printf() {
-  if [ "$debug" -eq 1 ]; then
+  if [ "$debug" = '1' ]; then
     # shellcheck disable=SC2059
     printf "$@"
   fi
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ capture_output() {
 }
 
 cleanup() {
-  if [ "$debug" -eq 1 ]; then
+  if [ "$debug" = '1' ]; then
     lock
   fi
 
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ cleanup() {
   wait "$capture_input_pid"
   wait "$capture_output_pid"
 
-  if [ "$debug" -eq 1 ]; then
+  if [ "$debug" = '1' ]; then
     unlock
   fi