diff --git a/backend/urban_utopia_2024/app_data.py b/backend/urban_utopia_2024/app_data.py
index da78c54..bc2ea43 100644
--- a/backend/urban_utopia_2024/app_data.py
+++ b/backend/urban_utopia_2024/app_data.py
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
 
 load_dotenv(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, '.env'), verbose=True)
 
+DEBUG = os.getenv('DB_ENGINE')
+if DEBUG == 'True':
+    DEBUG: bool = True
+else:
+    DEBUG: bool = False
+
 
 """Django data."""
 
diff --git a/backend/urban_utopia_2024/settings.py b/backend/urban_utopia_2024/settings.py
index 70a5df9..1692ce5 100644
--- a/backend/urban_utopia_2024/settings.py
+++ b/backend/urban_utopia_2024/settings.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 from urban_utopia_2024.app_data import (
     AUTH_TOKEN, AUTH_JWT,
-    BASE_DIR,
+    BASE_DIR, DEBUG,
     DATABASE_SQLITE, DATABASE_POSTGRESQL,
     DEFAULT_FROM_EMAIL,
     EMAIL_HOST, EMAIL_PORT, EMAIL_HOST_USER, EMAIL_HOST_PASSWORD,
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 """App settings."""
 
 
-DEBUG = False
+DEBUG = DEBUG
 
 AUTH_TYPE: str = AUTH_TOKEN