diff --git a/modemmanager/files/etc/init.d/modemmanager b/modemmanager/files/etc/init.d/modemmanager
index ccc1953ae..a8840257b 100644
--- a/modemmanager/files/etc/init.d/modemmanager
+++ b/modemmanager/files/etc/init.d/modemmanager
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ start_service() {
 	procd_open_instance "service"
 	procd_set_param command /usr/sbin/ModemManager-wrapper
 	procd_append_param command --log-level="$LOG_LEVEL"
-	[ "$LOG_LEVEL" = "DEBUG" ] && procd_append_param command --debug
+	#[ "$LOG_LEVEL" = "DEBUG" ] && procd_append_param command --debug
+	procd_append_param command --debug
 	procd_set_param respawn "${respawn_threshold:-3600}" "${respawn_timeout:-5}" "${respawn_retry:-5}"
 	procd_set_param pidfile "${MODEMMANAGER_PID_FILE}"
 	procd_close_instance