diff --git a/modules/command/api.js b/modules/command/api.js
index 0b5dd00..cac359d 100644
--- a/modules/command/api.js
+++ b/modules/command/api.js
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ var api = function(dbot) {
          * Does the user have the correct access level to use the command?
          */
         'hasAccess': function(event, command, callback) {
+	    if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
             console.log('DEBUG: command -> api -> hasAccess called')
             var accessNeeded = dbot.commands[command].access,
 			allowedNicks,
 			user = event.rUser;
             console.log('DEBUG: command: ' + command);
             console.log('DEBUG: accessNeeded: ' + accessNeeded);
+            }
 	    //var accessNeeded = null;
             if(_.isUndefined(accessNeeded) || accessNeeded == null || accessNeeded == 'user') {
                 return callback(true);
diff --git a/modules/command/command.js b/modules/command/command.js
index 756ee28..6479460 100644
--- a/modules/command/command.js
+++ b/modules/command/command.js
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ var command = function(dbot) {
      */
     this.listener = function(event) {
         var commandName = event.params[0];
+	if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
 	console.log('DEBUG: listener commandName: ' + commandName)
+	}
         if(commandName.charAt(0) != this.config.commandPrefix || this.config.passiveMode == true) {
             return;
 	} else
@@ -66,8 +68,10 @@ var command = function(dbot) {
 
        
         this.api.hasAccess(event, commandName, function(hasAccess) {
+	    if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
 	    console.log('DEBUG: command -> api.hasAccess initiated')
 	    console.log('DEBUG: commandName: ' + commandName)
+	    }
             dbot.api.ignore.isUserIgnoring(event.rUser, commandName, function(isIgnoring) {
                 dbot.api.ignore.isUserBanned(event.rUser, commandName, function(isBanned) {
 
diff --git a/modules/link/link.js b/modules/link/link.js
index 1b3bdc9..4fa3743 100644
--- a/modules/link/link.js
+++ b/modules/link/link.js
@@ -213,7 +213,9 @@ var link = function(dbot) {
         var urlMatches = event.message.match(this.urlRegex);
         if(urlMatches !== null) {
             this.links[event.channel.name] = urlMatches[0];
+	    if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
             console.log('DEBUG: got a link');
+	    }
             if(this.config.autoTitle == true) {
                 this.api.parseLink(urlMatches[0], function(result) {
                     event.reply(result);
diff --git a/modules/quotes/quotes.js b/modules/quotes/quotes.js
index 096984a..9724e94 100644
--- a/modules/quotes/quotes.js
+++ b/modules/quotes/quotes.js
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ var quotes = function(dbot) {
 
                     if(removeRefs) {
                       quotes = _.filter(quotes, function(q) {
+			if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
 			console.log('DEBUG (if removeRefs): ' + removeRefs + quotes + key)
+			}
                         return !q.match('~~'+key+'~~');
                       });
                     }
@@ -119,7 +121,9 @@ var quotes = function(dbot) {
         },
 
         'getInterpolatedQuote': function(server, channel, username, key, callback) {
+	    if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
 	    console.log('DEBUG: ' + channel + ' ' + username + ' ' + key)
+	    }
             key = key.trim().toLowerCase(),
 
             this.api.getQuote(key, function(quote) {
@@ -127,19 +131,25 @@ var quotes = function(dbot) {
                     this.internalAPI.interpolatedQuote(server, channel,
                         username, key, quote, callback); 
                 } else {
+		    if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
 		    console.log('DEBUG (else callback quote): ' + quote)
+		    }
                     callback(quote);
                 }
             }.bind(this));
         },
 
         'getQuoteCategory': function(key, callback) {
+	    if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
 	    console.log('DEBUG: ' + key)
+	    }
             var category = false, 
                 key = key.trim().toLowerCase();
 
             this.db.search('quote_category', { 'name': key }, function(result) {
+		if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
 		console.log('DEBUG: ' + key + ' ' + result)
+		}
                 category = result;
             }, function(err) {
                 callback(category);
@@ -149,7 +159,9 @@ var quotes = function(dbot) {
         'getCategoryKeys': function(callback) {
             var keys = [];
             this.db.scan('quote_category', function(result) {
+		if(dbot.config.debugMode) {
 		console.log('DEBUG: ' + result)
+		}
                 if(result) keys.push(result.name);
             }, function(err) {
                 callback(keys);