diff --git a/Varken.py b/Varken.py
index dd6de9a..1e1e94c 100644
--- a/Varken.py
+++ b/Varken.py
@@ -26,22 +26,12 @@ def threaded(job):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    # Initiate the logger
-    vl = VarkenLogger()
-    vl.logger.info('Starting Varken...')
-    vl.logger.info(u"{} {} ({}{})".format(
-            platform.system(), platform.release(), platform.version(),
-            ' - {}'.format(PLATFORM_LINUX_DISTRO) if PLATFORM_LINUX_DISTRO else ''
-        ))
-    vl.logger.info(u"Python {}".format(sys.version))
-
-
     parser = ArgumentParser(prog='varken',
                             description='Command-line utility to aggregate data from the plex ecosystem into InfluxDB',
                             formatter_class=RawTextHelpFormatter)
 
     parser.add_argument("-d", "--data-folder", help='Define an alternate data folder location')
-    parser.add_argument("-l", "--log-level", choices=['info', 'error', 'debug'], help='Not yet implemented')
+    parser.add_argument("-D", "--debug", action='store_true', help='Use to enable DEBUG logging')
 
     opts = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -57,6 +47,16 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         else:
             exit("{} does not exist".format(ARG_FOLDER))
 
+    # Initiate the logger
+    vl = VarkenLogger(data_folder=DATA_FOLDER, debug=opts.debug)
+    vl.logger.info('Starting Varken...')
+
+    vl.logger.info(u"{} {} ({}{})".format(
+            platform.system(), platform.release(), platform.version(),
+            ' - {}'.format(PLATFORM_LINUX_DISTRO) if PLATFORM_LINUX_DISTRO else ''
+        ))
+    vl.logger.info(u"Python {}".format(sys.version))
+
 
     CONFIG = INIParser(DATA_FOLDER)
     DBMANAGER = DBManager(CONFIG.influx_server)
diff --git a/varken/tautulli.py b/varken/tautulli.py
index 9592636..e6f183f 100644
--- a/varken/tautulli.py
+++ b/varken/tautulli.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from geoip2.errors import AddressNotFoundError
 from requests import Session, Request