diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 97976e2..9f2e8e9 100755
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 *.pyc
 *.swp
 start_server.sh
-*.log
+*.log*
diff --git a/db.py b/db.py
index 389148d..dd5d7e9 100755
--- a/db.py
+++ b/db.py
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ import os.path
 
 Base = declarative_base()
 
-engine = create_engine(config.get('base', 'database_uri'), convert_unicode = True, echo = True)
+if config.get('base', 'debug'):
+    engine = create_engine(config.get('base', 'database_uri'), convert_unicode = True, echo = True)
+else:
+    engine = create_engine(config.get('base', 'database_uri'), convert_unicode = True)
 
 session = scoped_session(sessionmaker(autoflush = False, bind = engine))