diff --git a/httpserver/requestlogger.go b/httpserver/requestlogger.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d680b63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/httpserver/requestlogger.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package httpserver
+
+import (
+	"encoding/base64"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+
+	auth "github.com/abbot/go-http-auth"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// LoggingWrap wraps a HTTP Handler and logs all requests to the Debug log level.
+// This is intended as a debugging tool only.
+func LoggingWrap(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	fn := func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		logger := logrus.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+			"uri":         r.URL.String(),
+			"method":      r.Method,
+			"remote_addr": r.RemoteAddr,
+			"username":    getAuthUsername(r),
+		})
+		logger.Debug("incoming HTTP request")
+		h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	}
+	return http.HandlerFunc(fn)
+}
+
+func getAuthUsername(r *http.Request) string {
+	s := strings.SplitN(r.Header.Get(auth.NormalHeaders.Authorization), " ", 2)
+	if len(s) != 2 || s[0] != "Basic" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	b, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(s[1])
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	pair := strings.SplitN(string(b), ":", 2)
+	if len(pair) != 2 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return pair[0]
+}
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7382313d..a7639eb1 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"strings"
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/armadillica/flamenco-manager/jwtauth"
 	"github.com/armadillica/flamenco-manager/shaman"
 	"github.com/armadillica/flamenco-manager/websetup"
-	"github.com/gorilla/mux"
 )
 
 var applicationVersion = "set-during-build"
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	showFlamencoServerURL()
 
-	var router *mux.Router
+	var router http.Handler
 	var setup *websetup.Routes
 	if cliArgs.setup {
 		setup, router, err = setupMode()
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ func main() {
 	// Create the HTTP server before allowing the shutdown signal Handler
 	// to exist. This prevents a race condition when Ctrl+C is pressed after
 	// the http.Server is created, but before it is assigned to httpServer.
+	if cliArgs.debug {
+		router = httpserver.LoggingWrap(router)
+	}
 	httpServer = httpserver.New(config, router)
 
 	shutdownComplete = make(chan struct{})