diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0361f2c..2bc2982 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ requires = ["flit_core >=3.8.0,<4"]
 
 [project]
 name = "smahub"
-version = "1.7.6"
+version = "1.7.7"
 authors = [{ name = "Daniel Krippner", email = "dk.mailbox@gmx.net" }]
 description = "Little daemon that runs plugins for collecting data from SMA PV products, and publishes to eg MQTT via other plugins."
 readme = "README.md"
diff --git a/src/smahub.py b/src/smahub.py
index 6c8cf3c..c21d985 100644
--- a/src/smahub.py
+++ b/src/smahub.py
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ async def main(args):
         logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
         logging.debug('Verbose output enabled')
 
-    if args.debug:
+    if args.debug == 'true':
         # Allow other computers to attach to debugpy at this IP address and port.
         debugpy.listen(('0.0.0.0', args.debug_port))
         logging.info(f"Listening on debug port: {args.debug_port}")