diff --git a/src/cli.js b/src/cli.js
index 9e7e3eabfc7c..daaea3150ca5 100644
--- a/src/cli.js
+++ b/src/cli.js
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import packageJson from '../package.json'
 import normalizePath from 'normalize-path'
 
 let env = {
-  DEBUG: process.env.DEBUG !== undefined,
+  DEBUG: process.env.DEBUG !== undefined && process.env.DEBUG !== '0',
 }
 
 // ---
diff --git a/src/lib/sharedState.js b/src/lib/sharedState.js
index a15e8cc3d122..fc1e278ac9b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/sharedState.js
+++ b/src/lib/sharedState.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 export const env = {
   TAILWIND_MODE: process.env.TAILWIND_MODE,
   NODE_ENV: process.env.NODE_ENV,
-  DEBUG: process.env.DEBUG !== undefined,
+  DEBUG: process.env.DEBUG !== undefined && process.env.DEBUG !== '0',
   TAILWIND_DISABLE_TOUCH: process.env.TAILWIND_DISABLE_TOUCH !== undefined,
   TAILWIND_TOUCH_DIR: process.env.TAILWIND_TOUCH_DIR,
 }