diff --git a/frontend/src/initKea.ts b/frontend/src/initKea.ts
index 936fb12e7d84a..d500b27bf441c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/initKea.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/initKea.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ export function initKea({ routerHistory, routerLocation, beforePlugins }: InitKe
         waitForPlugin,
     ]
 
-    if (window.JS_KEA_VERBOSE_LOGGING) {
+    // To enable logging, run localStorage.setItem("debug", true) in the console
+    if (window.JS_KEA_VERBOSE_LOGGING || ('localStorage' in window && window.localStorage.getItem('debug'))) {
         plugins.push(loggerPlugin)
     }