diff --git a/plugins/git/git_commit_behind b/plugins/git/git_commit_behind
index fdd07704..759fd902 100755
--- a/plugins/git/git_commit_behind
+++ b/plugins/git/git_commit_behind
@@ -124,8 +124,7 @@ import time
 
 plugin_version = "1.0.0"
 
-debug = int(os.getenv('MUNIN_DEBUG', os.getenv('DEBUG', 0))) > 0
-if debug:
+if int(os.getenv('MUNIN_DEBUG', 0)) > 0:
     logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG,
                         format='%(asctime)s %(levelname)-7s %(message)s')