diff --git a/src/modules/blog.nim b/src/modules/blog.nim
index 3a96496..dd95804 100644
--- a/src/modules/blog.nim
+++ b/src/modules/blog.nim
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
+import env
 import prologue
 import templating
 
 proc getIndex*(ctx: Context) {.async.} =
-  resp renderIndex()
+  resp renderTemplate(templateName="index.nwt")
 
 proc runWebsite() =
-  let website = newApp()
+  let settings = newSettings(
+    debug = boolEnvOrDefault("DEBUG", false)
+  )
+  let website = newApp(settings = settings)
 
   website.get("/", getIndex)
 
diff --git a/src/modules/env.nim b/src/modules/env.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eed6176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/env.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import os
+
+proc boolEnvOrDefault(envName: string, default: bool): bool =
+  if getEnv(envName) == "false":
+    return false
+  elif getEnv(envName) == "true":
+    return true
+  else:
+    return default
+
+export boolEnvOrDefault
diff --git a/src/modules/templating.nim b/src/modules/templating.nim
index 5d69bb2..f40b403 100644
--- a/src/modules/templating.nim
+++ b/src/modules/templating.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import nimja/parser
 
-proc renderIndex(): string =
-  compileTemplateFile(getScriptDir() & "/templates/index.nwt")
+proc renderTemplate(templateName: static[string]): string =
+  compileTemplateFile(getScriptDir() & "/templates/" & templateName)
 
-export renderIndex
+export renderTemplate