diff --git a/run_httpbin.py b/run_httpbin.py
index 1f604b3..282006d 100755
--- a/run_httpbin.py
+++ b/run_httpbin.py
@@ -12,6 +12,5 @@ except (IndexError, ValueError):
     port = 5000
 
 print 'Starting httpbin on port {0}'.format(port)
-app.debug = True
 http_server = WSGIServer(('', port), app)
 http_server.serve_forever()