diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 35e4a40..f75fa63 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ var (
 	repos      []string
 	db         *ent.Client
 	journalLog = flag.Bool("journal", false, "Log to systemd journal instead of stdout")
+	sqlDebug   = flag.Bool("sqldebug", false, "Enable SQL debug log")
 	configFile = flag.String("config", "config.yaml", "set config file name/path")
 )
 
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func main() {
 		}(db)
 	}
 
-	if log.GetLevel() == log.DebugLevel {
+	if *sqlDebug {
 		db = db.Debug()
 	}