diff --git a/scripts/config.py b/scripts/config.py
index d5f1a3f066..4d7adec1c0 100644
--- a/scripts/config.py
+++ b/scripts/config.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
     """
 
     def __init__(self):
+        self.debug = False
         self.continuous_mode = False
         self.speak_mode = False
         # TODO - make these models be self-contained, using langchain, so we can configure them once and call it good 
@@ -110,3 +111,6 @@ class Config(metaclass=Singleton):
 
     def set_pinecone_region(self, value: str):
         self.pinecone_region = value
+
+    def set_debug_mode(self, value: bool):
+        self.debug = value
diff --git a/scripts/json_parser.py b/scripts/json_parser.py
index 8ec9238b4d..c863ccdbb0 100644
--- a/scripts/json_parser.py
+++ b/scripts/json_parser.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ def fix_and_parse_json(json_str: str, try_to_fix_with_gpt: bool = True):
           if try_to_fix_with_gpt:
             print(f"Warning: Failed to parse AI output, attempting to fix.\n If you see this warning frequently, it's likely that your prompt is confusing the AI. Try changing it up slightly.")
             # Now try to fix this up using the ai_functions
-            ai_fixed_json = fix_json(json_str, json_schema, False)
+            ai_fixed_json = fix_json(json_str, json_schema, cfg.debug)
             if ai_fixed_json != "failed":
               return json.loads(ai_fixed_json)
             else:
diff --git a/scripts/main.py b/scripts/main.py
index 51d7b6ebba..f2664d6e1b 100644
--- a/scripts/main.py
+++ b/scripts/main.py
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ def parse_arguments():
         print_to_console("GPT3.5 Only Mode: ", Fore.GREEN, "ENABLED")
         cfg.set_smart_llm_model(cfg.fast_llm_model)
 
+    if args.debug:
+        print_to_console("Debug Mode: ", Fore.GREEN, "ENABLED")
+        cfg.set_debug_mode(True)
+
 
 # TODO: fill in llm values here
 
@@ -306,7 +310,7 @@ while True:
             user_input,
             full_message_history,
             memory,
-            cfg.fast_token_limit) # TODO: This hardcodes the model to use GPT3.5. Make this an argument
+            cfg.fast_token_limit, cfg.debug) # TODO: This hardcodes the model to use GPT3.5. Make this an argument
 
     # Print Assistant thoughts
     print_assistant_thoughts(assistant_reply)