diff --git a/providers/cloudflare/cloudflareProvider.go b/providers/cloudflare/cloudflareProvider.go
index 7f3378327..53f2f4596 100644
--- a/providers/cloudflare/cloudflareProvider.go
+++ b/providers/cloudflare/cloudflareProvider.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/StackExchange/dnscontrol/v4/models"
@@ -679,6 +681,11 @@ func newCloudflare(m map[string]string, metadata json.RawMessage) (providers.DNS
 		api.cfClient.AccountID = m["accountid"]
 	}
 
+	debug, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("CLOUDFLAREAPI_DEBUG"))
+	if err == nil {
+		api.cfClient.Debug = debug
+	}
+
 	if len(metadata) > 0 {
 		parsedMeta := &struct {
 			IPConversions   string   `json:"ip_conversions"`