diff --git a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/DebugCommand.java b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/DebugCommand.java
index 75a14fed..9ac5e6b9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/DebugCommand.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/onarandombox/MultiverseCore/commands/DebugCommand.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class DebugCommand extends MultiverseCommand {
     public DebugCommand(MultiverseCore plugin) {
         super(plugin);
         this.setName("Turn Debug on/off?");
-        this.setCommandUsage("/mv debug" + ChatColor.GOLD + " [1|2|3|off]");
+        this.setCommandUsage("/mv debug" + ChatColor.GOLD + " [1|2|3|off|-1]");
         this.setArgRange(0, 1);
         this.addKey("mv debug");
         this.addKey("mv d");
@@ -40,13 +40,13 @@ public class DebugCommand extends MultiverseCommand {
             } else {
                 try {
                     int debugLevel = Integer.parseInt(args.get(0));
-                    if (debugLevel > 3 || debugLevel < 0) {
+                    if (debugLevel > 3 || debugLevel < -1) {
                         throw new NumberFormatException();
                     }
                     plugin.getMVConfig().setGlobalDebug(debugLevel);
                 } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                     sender.sendMessage(ChatColor.RED + "Error" + ChatColor.WHITE
-                            + " setting debug level. Please use a number 0-3 " + ChatColor.AQUA + "(3 being many many messages!)");
+                            + " setting debug level. Please use a number 0-3 or -1 " + ChatColor.AQUA + "(3 being many many messages! -1 disables common messages!)");
                 }
             }
             plugin.saveMVConfigs();
@@ -55,11 +55,14 @@ public class DebugCommand extends MultiverseCommand {
     }
 
     private void displayDebugMode(CommandSender sender) {
-        if (plugin.getMVConfig().getGlobalDebug() == 0) {
+        final int debugLevel = plugin.getMVConfig().getGlobalDebug();
+        if (debugLevel == 0) {
             sender.sendMessage("Multiverse Debug mode is " + ChatColor.RED + "OFF");
-        } else {
-            sender.sendMessage("Multiverse Debug mode is " + ChatColor.GREEN + plugin.getMVConfig().getGlobalDebug());
+        } else if (debugLevel > 0) {
+            sender.sendMessage("Multiverse Debug mode is " + ChatColor.GREEN + debugLevel);
             this.plugin.log(Level.FINE, "Multiverse Debug ENABLED");
+        } else {
+            sender.sendMessage("Multiverse Debug mode is" + ChatColor.GRAY + " disabling common startup messages!");
         }
     }
 }