diff --git a/tsung.sh.in b/tsung.sh.in
index 4e310da8c..6a1ac9dbe 100755
--- a/tsung.sh.in
+++ b/tsung.sh.in
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ RECORDERPATH=$INSTALL_DIR/lib/tsung_recorder-$VERSION/ebin
 CONF_OPT_FILE="$HOME/.tsung/tsung.xml"
 BOOT_OPT="-boot $INSTALL_DIR/lib/tsung_controller-$VERSION/priv/tsung_controller -boot_var TSUNGPATH  $INSTALL_DIR "
 REC_BOOT_OPT="-boot $INSTALL_DIR/lib/tsung_recorder-$VERSION/priv/tsung_recorder -boot_var TSUNGPATH  $INSTALL_DIR "
-REC_DEBUG_LEVEL=5
+DEBUG_LEVEL=5
 RECORDER_PLUGIN="http"
 ERL_RSH=" -rsh ssh "
 ERL_OPTS=" +A 1 @ERL_OPTS@ "
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ start() {
     echo "Starting Tsung"	
     $ERL $ERL_OPTS $ERL_RSH -noshell -sname $CONTROLLER -setcookie $COOKIE  $BOOT_OPT \
     -pa $TSUNGPATH -pa $CONTROLLERPATH \
+    -tsung_controller debug_level $DEBUG_LEVEL \
     -tsung_controller config_file \"$CONF_OPT_FILE\" -tsung_controller $LOG_OPT
 }
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ recorder() {
     echo "Starting Tsung recorder on port $LISTEN_PORT"
     $ERL $ERL_OPTS $ERL_RSH -noshell -sname $RECORDER -setcookie $COOKIE  $REC_BOOT_OPT \
     -pa $TSUNGPATH -pa $RECORDERPATH -pa $CONTROLLERPATH \
-    -tsung_recorder debug_level $REC_DEBUG_LEVEL \
+    -tsung_recorder debug_level $DEBUG_LEVEL \
     -tsung_recorder $LOG_OPT \
     -tsung_recorder plugin ts_proxy_$RECORDER_PLUGIN \
     -tsung_recorder proxy_log_file \"$MAIN_DIR/tsung_recorder.xml\" \
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ do
     case $Option in
         f) CONF_OPT_FILE=$OPTARG;;
         l) LOG_OPT="log_file \"$OPTARG\" ";;
-        d) REC_DEBUG_LEVEL=$OPTARG;;
+        d) DEBUG_LEVEL=$OPTARG;;
         r) ERL_RSH=" -rsh $OPTARG ";;
         p) RECORDER_PLUGIN=$OPTARG;;
         *) usage ;;