diff --git a/scripts/bash/notifypwexp.sh b/scripts/bash/notifypwexp.sh
index 7f7d11b..3fc2e0b 100755
--- a/scripts/bash/notifypwexp.sh
+++ b/scripts/bash/notifypwexp.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ weekmode=7
 #for daily cron:
 #weekmode=0
 
+debug=false
+
 admins="system"
 declare -r aged=21 # minimum days after expiration before admins are emailed, set to 0 for "always"
 
@@ -58,7 +60,9 @@ secondsperday=86400 # set this to 1 for no division
 #secondsperday=1
 
 today=$(($($dateprog $useUTC $epochseconds $dateformat)/$secondsperday))
-echo "today: $today"
+if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	echo "today: $today"
+fi
 oIFS=$IFS
 
 # ### END SETUP ###
@@ -93,44 +97,60 @@ users=$($awkprog -F:    -v uidfield=$uidfield \
 for user in $users;
 do
 
-    echo "user: $user"
+    if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	    echo "user: $user"
+    fi
 
     IFS=":"
     usershadow=$($grepprog ^$user $shadowfile)
-    echo "usershadow 1: $usershadow"
+    if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	    echo "usershadow 1: $usershadow"
+    fi
 
     # make an array out of it
     usershadow=($usershadow)
-    echo "usershadow 2: $usershadow"
+    if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	    echo "usershadow 2: $usershadow"
+    fi
 
     IFS=$oIFS
 
     mustchange=${usershadow[$must]}
-    echo "mustchange: $mustchange"
+    if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	    echo "mustchange: $mustchange"
+    fi
 
     disabledate=${usershadow[$disable]:-$doesntmust}
-    echo "disabledate: $disabledate"
+    if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	    echo "disabledate: $disabledate"
+    fi
 
     # skip users that aren't expiring or that are disabled
     if [[ $mustchange -ge $doesntmust || $disabledate -le $today  ]] ; then continue; fi;
 
     lastchange=${usershadow[$last]}
-    echo "lastchange: $lastchange"
+    if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	    echo "lastchange: $lastchange"
+    fi
 
     warndays=${usershadow[$warn]:-$warndefault}
-    echo "warndays: $warndays"
+    if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	    echo "warndays: $warndays"
+    fi
 
     expdate=$(("$lastchange" + "$mustchange"))
-    echo "expdate: $expdate"
+    if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	    echo "expdate: $expdate"
+    fi
 
     threshhold=$(($today + $warndays + $weekmode))
-    echo "threshhold: $treshhold"
+    if [ "$debug" = true ]; then
+	    echo "threshhold: $treshhold"
+    fi
 
     if [[ $expdate -lt $threshhold ]];
-
-    gentemplate_userbody "$(($expdate - $today))"
-
     then
+    	gentemplate_userbody "$(($expdate - $today))"
         if [[ $expdate -ge $today ]];
         then
             subject=$(eval "echo \"$usersubjecttemplate\"")
@@ -145,6 +165,5 @@ do
             fi
         fi
     fi
-
-
 done
+unset debug