diff --git a/chk/console/main.py b/chk/console/main.py
index 39c0efdb..de778531 100644
--- a/chk/console/main.py
+++ b/chk/console/main.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 # root command
 @click.group()
-@click.option("--debug/--no-debug", default=False)
+@click.option("--debug/--no-debug", default=True)
 @click.pass_context
 def chk(ctx: click.Context, debug: bool) -> None:
     """\b