diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a42f1c..7866c70 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ The following environment variables can be used to influence the behaviour of th
 
 Environment Variable	| Purpose
 ------------------------|------------------------------
-`FILTER_FEED`			| Set to any value to enable the filtering of posts based on whether they contain any bad words. Uses [futility](https://www.npmjs.com/package/futility), but with a custom algorithm on top to avoid the "[Scunthorpe Problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem)".
+`FILTER_FEED`			| Set to `true` to enable the filtering of posts based on whether they contain any bad words. Uses [futility](https://www.npmjs.com/package/futility), but with a custom algorithm on top to avoid the "[Scunthorpe Problem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem)".
 
 Example of setting an environment variable when running a build:
 
diff --git a/src/index.11tydata.js b/src/index.11tydata.js
index 0f455da..18d211c 100644
--- a/src/index.11tydata.js
+++ b/src/index.11tydata.js
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ module.exports = async function() {
 			item.media_image_notfound = item.media_image == `./images/post.svg`;
 			console.log(`MEDIA IMAGE`, item.media_image);
 			
-			if(typeof process.env["DEBUG_FEEDITEMS"] != "undefined")
+			if(typeof process.env["DEBUG_FEEDITEMS"] != "undefined"
+				&& process.env["DEBUG_FEEDITEMS"] === "true")
 				console.log(`FEED ITEM`, item);
 				
 			return item;