diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd.sample.yaml b/node-daemon/pvcd.sample.yaml
index c1d589d7..eca421fd 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd.sample.yaml
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd.sample.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 pvc:
   # node: The (short) hostname of the node, set during provisioning
   node: pvc-hv1
+  # debug: Enable or disable debug output
+  debug: False
   # functions: The daemon functions to enable
   functions:
     # enable_hypervisor: Enable or disable hypervisor functionality
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd/Daemon.py b/node-daemon/pvcd/Daemon.py
index 095c526f..a54974d3 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd/Daemon.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd/Daemon.py
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ def readConfig(pvcd_config_file, myhostname):
     # Handle debugging config
     try:
         config_debug = {
-            'debug': o_config['debug']
+            'debug': o_config['pvc']['debug']
         }
     except:
         config_debug = {