diff --git a/lib/ronin/database/database.rb b/lib/ronin/database/database.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/ronin/database/database.rb
+++ b/lib/ronin/database/database.rb
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ module Ronin
     def Database.setup
       # setup the database log
       unless @log
-        if ENV['DEBUG']
+        if ($DEBUG || ENV['DEBUG'])
           setup_log(:stream => $stderr, :level => :debug)
         else
           setup_log
diff --git a/lib/ronin/ui/output/output.rb b/lib/ronin/ui/output/output.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/ronin/ui/output/output.rb
+++ b/lib/ronin/ui/output/output.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Ronin
     # Controls {Output} from Ronin.
     #
     module Output
-      @mode = if ENV['VERBOSE']
+      @mode = if ($VERBOSE || $DEBUG || ENV['VERBOSE'])
                 :verbose
               else
                 :quiet
Respect $VERBOSE and $DEBUG.