diff --git a/src/fuse_local.c b/src/fuse_local.c
index d368a79..58c83fd 100644
--- a/src/fuse_local.c
+++ b/src/fuse_local.c
@@ -143,9 +143,12 @@ fs_readdir(const char *path, void *buf, fuse_fill_dir_t dir_add,
     (void) fi;
     LinkTable *linktbl;
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
     static int j = 0;
     lprintf(debug, "\n!!!!Calling fs_readdir for the %d time!!!!\n", j)
     j++;
+#endif
+
     linktbl = path_to_Link_LinkTable_new(path);
     if (!linktbl) {
         return -ENOENT;
diff --git a/src/link.c b/src/link.c
index ade8b56..fb5a323 100644
--- a/src/link.c
+++ b/src/link.c
@@ -644,9 +644,12 @@ LinkTable *LinkTable_new(const char *url)
     curl_free(unescaped_path);
     curl_easy_cleanup(c);
 
+#ifdef DEBUG
     static int i = 0;
     lprintf(debug, "\n!!!!Calling LinkTable_new for the %d time!!!!\n", i)
     i++;
+#endif
+
     LinkTable_print(linktbl);
 
     return linktbl;
diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 9dde80e..ef06e99 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #ifndef LOG_H
 #define LOG_H
 
+#define DEBUG   0
 /**
  * \brief Log types
  */
@@ -9,7 +10,7 @@ typedef enum {
     error = 1 << 1,
     warning = 1 << 2,
     info = 1 << 3,
-    debug = 1 << 4,
+    debug = DEBUG << 4,
     link_lock_debug = 1 << 5,
     network_lock_debug = 1 << 6,
     cache_lock_debug = 1 << 7,
@@ -40,9 +41,10 @@ void log_printf(LogType type, const char *file, const char *func, int line,
  */
 #define lprintf(type, ...) \
     log_printf(type, __FILE__, __func__, __LINE__, __VA_ARGS__);
-#endif
 
 /**
  * \brief Print the version information for HTTPDirFS
  */
 void print_version();
+
+#endif
\ No newline at end of file