diff --git a/discover_overlay/discover_overlay.py b/discover_overlay/discover_overlay.py
index d32d619..5a27ada 100755
--- a/discover_overlay/discover_overlay.py
+++ b/discover_overlay/discover_overlay.py
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def entrypoint():
     pid_file = os.path.join(config_dir, "discover_overlay.pid")
     rpc_file = os.path.join(config_dir, "discover_overlay.rpc")
     debug_file = os.path.join(config_dir, "output.txt")
-    if "--debug" in arg or "-v" in arg:
+    if "--debug" in line or "-v" in line:
         logging.getLogger().setLevel(0)
         logging.basicConfig(filename=debug_file)