diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 029c349..28730b0 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package config
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"log"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
@@ -347,6 +348,10 @@ func ReadConfig() Config {
 	// before using any values read
 	parsedHostnameToAccessControlAllowOriginValueMap, _ := ParseRawHostnameToHeaderValueMap(rawHostnameToAccessControlAllowOriginValueMap)
 
+	kk, ok := os.LookupEnv(METRIC_DATABASE_ENABLED_ENVIRONMENT_KEY)
+	log.Println("PARSING METRIC_DATABASE_ENABLED:", kk, ok)
+	log.Println("PARSED METRIC_DATABASE_ENABLED:", EnvOrDefaultBool(METRIC_DATABASE_ENABLED_ENVIRONMENT_KEY, DEFAULT_METRIC_DATABASE_ENABLED))
+
 	return Config{
 		ProxyServicePort:                              os.Getenv(PROXY_SERVICE_PORT_ENVIRONMENT_KEY),
 		LogLevel:                                      EnvOrDefault(LOG_LEVEL_ENVIRONMENT_KEY, DEFAULT_LOG_LEVEL),