diff --git a/DisconnectDrop/DisconnectDrop.cs b/DisconnectDrop/DisconnectDrop.cs
index 0e64360..98c563f 100644
--- a/DisconnectDrop/DisconnectDrop.cs
+++ b/DisconnectDrop/DisconnectDrop.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace DisconnectDrop
 		name = "DisconnectDrop",
 		description = "Drops player items on disconnection.",
 		id = "xyz.wizardlywonders.DisconnectDrop",
-		version = "1.6.0",
+		version = "1.6.1",
 		SmodMajor = 3,
 		SmodMinor = 2,
 		SmodRevision = 2
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public override void Register()
 		{
 			// Register config settings
 			this.AddConfig(new ConfigSetting("ddrop_enable", true, SettingType.BOOL, true, "Whether DisconnectDrop should be enabled on server start."));
+			this.AddConfig(new ConfigSetting("ddrop_debug", false, SettingType.BOOL, true, "Enables debugging output for DisconnectDrop."));
 			this.AddConfig(new ConfigSetting("ddrop_inventory_refreshrate", 2, SettingType.NUMERIC, true, "How often player inventories are cached (in seconds)."));
 
 			// Register events
diff --git a/DisconnectDrop/MiscEventHandler.cs b/DisconnectDrop/MiscEventHandler.cs
index c7dc866..e7bf1c4 100644
--- a/DisconnectDrop/MiscEventHandler.cs
+++ b/DisconnectDrop/MiscEventHandler.cs
@@ -14,22 +14,29 @@ class MiscEventHandler : IEventHandlerPlayerJoin, IEventHandlerDisconnect, IEven
 	{
 		private readonly DisconnectDrop plugin;
 
+		private bool debugging;
+
 		private float pTime = 0;
 		private bool roundOver = true;
 
 		public Dictionary<string, List<Item>> inventories = new Dictionary<string, List<Item>>(); // steamId: inventory
 		public Dictionary<string, Vector> locations = new Dictionary<string, Vector>();           // steamId: position
 
-		public MiscEventHandler(DisconnectDrop plugin) => this.plugin = plugin;
+		public MiscEventHandler(DisconnectDrop plugin)
+		{
+			this.plugin = plugin;
+			this.debugging = this.plugin.GetConfigBool("ddrop_debug");
+		}
 
 		public void OnWaitingForPlayers(WaitingForPlayersEvent ev)
 		{
 			if (!this.plugin.GetConfigBool("ddrop_enable")) this.plugin.pluginManager.DisablePlugin(plugin);
 
+			// refresh these on round restart
 			this.inventories = new Dictionary<string, List<Item>>();
 			this.locations = new Dictionary<string, Vector>();
 
-			this.pTime = 0;
+			this.debugging = this.plugin.GetConfigBool("ddrop_debug");
 		}
 
 		// this is crucial so inventories aren't mass-dropped on server restart
@@ -53,6 +60,7 @@ public void OnDisconnect(DisconnectEvent ev)
 		{
 			if (this.roundOver) return;
 
+			this.Debug("Dropping player inventory.");
 			Thread myThread = new Thread(new ThreadStart(RealDisconnectHandler));
 			myThread.Start();
 		}
@@ -143,5 +151,12 @@ public void OnFixedUpdate(FixedUpdateEvent ev)
 				}
 			}
 		}
+
+		private void Debug(string str)
+		{
+			if (!this.debugging) return;
+
+			this.plugin.Info("DEBUG: " + str);
+		}
 	}
 }