diff --git a/config.yaml.dist b/config.yaml.dist
index f6a33d88..c342ced4 100644
--- a/config.yaml.dist
+++ b/config.yaml.dist
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 name: szurubooru
 debug: 0 # generate source maps for JS debugging?
+show_sql: 0 # show sql in server logs?
 transpile: 1 # generate bigger JS to support older browsers?
 secret: change
 api_url: # where frontend connects to, example: http://api.example.com/
diff --git a/server/szurubooru/app.py b/server/szurubooru/app.py
index ac9f11d6..3860ff8d 100644
--- a/server/szurubooru/app.py
+++ b/server/szurubooru/app.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def create_app():
     coloredlogs.install(fmt='[%(asctime)-15s] %(name)s %(message)s')
     if config.config['debug']:
         logging.getLogger('szurubooru').setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    if config.config['show_sql']:
         logging.getLogger('sqlalchemy.engine').setLevel(logging.INFO)
 
     app = falcon.API(