diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index 68f07a4..f72829c 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-elixir 1.6.6
+elixir 1.8.2
 erlang 21.3
diff --git a/lib/flume/config.ex b/lib/flume/config.ex
index d089fd3..0025366 100644
--- a/lib/flume/config.ex
+++ b/lib/flume/config.ex
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ defmodule Flume.Config do
     dequeue_lock_ttl: 30_000,
     dequeue_process_timeout: 10_000,
     dequeue_lock_poll_interval: 500,
+    debug_log: false,
     # In seconds
     visibility_timeout: 600,
     instrumentation: [
diff --git a/lib/flume/default_logger.ex b/lib/flume/default_logger.ex
index 7acf07f..8a6c29e 100644
--- a/lib/flume/default_logger.ex
+++ b/lib/flume/default_logger.ex
@@ -3,8 +3,13 @@ defmodule Flume.DefaultLogger do
 
   require Logger
 
-  def debug(message, %{}), do: Logger.debug(message)
-  def debug(message, opts), do: Logger.debug("#{message} - #{inspect(opts)}")
+  def debug(message, %{}) do
+    if Flume.Config.debug_log(), do: Logger.debug(message)
+  end
+
+  def debug(message, opts) do
+    if Flume.Config.debug_log(), do: Logger.debug("#{message} - #{inspect(opts)}")
+  end
 
   def error(message, %{}), do: Logger.error(message)
   def error(message, opts), do: Logger.error("#{message} - #{inspect(opts)}")