diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 67027126..b8bab6c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Released: TBA.
 - [ ] Fix bug where osx/rvm install won't work via `LANYON_ONLY=rvm ./scripts/test-acceptance.sh`
 - [ ] Ship a `deploy` executable for Travis instead of generating one, which relies on `lanyon install`, which is not a file, resulting in more complicated `.travis.yml` files
 - [ ] Fix bug where failed deploy is not fatal: https://travis-ci.org/kvz/invig/builds/202931498#L627
+- [x] Pass down `DEBUG` env var
 - [x] Upgrade `scrolex@0.0.27`
 
 ## v0.0.62
diff --git a/src/boot.js b/src/boot.js
index 62256286..4c3a9e10 100644
--- a/src/boot.js
+++ b/src/boot.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ module.exports = async function boot (whichPackage) {
     addCommandAsComponent: true,
     components           : `lanyon>${cmdName}`,
     env                  : Object.assign({}, process.env, {
+      DEBUG         : process.env.DEBUG,
       NODE_ENV      : runtime.lanyonEnv,
       JEKYLL_ENV    : runtime.lanyonEnv,
       LANYON_PROJECT: runtime.projectDir, // <-- to preserve the cwd over multiple nested executes, if it wasn't initially set