diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 99ea6de..8462179 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ async def message_callback(room: nio.MatrixRoom, event: nio.RoomMessageText) ->
         ratelimits[event.sender] = int(datetime.datetime.utcnow().timestamp()) + settings["ratelimit"]
         if command in settings["command_list"] or (admin and command in settings["admin_command_list"]):
             command_function = globals()[command]
-            if debug:
+            if settings["debug"]:
                 await command_function(args, room, event)
             else:
                 try: