diff --git a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
index ce403e943..fd57b5c29 100644
--- a/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
+++ b/backend/mempool-config.sample.json
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@
     "PASSWORD": "mempool",
     "TIMEOUT": 60000,
     "COOKIE": false,
-    "COOKIE_PATH": "/path/to/bitcoin/.cookie"
+    "COOKIE_PATH": "/path/to/bitcoin/.cookie",
+    "DEBUG_LOG_PATH": "/path/to/bitcoin/debug.log"
   },
   "ELECTRUM": {
     "HOST": "127.0.0.1",
diff --git a/backend/src/config.ts b/backend/src/config.ts
index a3e0a40af..1c303b13d 100644
--- a/backend/src/config.ts
+++ b/backend/src/config.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ interface IConfig {
     TIMEOUT: number;
     COOKIE: boolean;
     COOKIE_PATH: string;
+    DEBUG_LOG_PATH: string;
   };
   SECOND_CORE_RPC: {
     HOST: string;
@@ -225,7 +226,8 @@ const defaults: IConfig = {
     'PASSWORD': 'mempool',
     'TIMEOUT': 60000,
     'COOKIE': false,
-    'COOKIE_PATH': '/bitcoin/.cookie'
+    'COOKIE_PATH': '/bitcoin/.cookie',
+    'DEBUG_LOG_PATH': '',
   },
   'SECOND_CORE_RPC': {
     'HOST': '127.0.0.1',
diff --git a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
index 79cd14644..335bec3f0 100644
--- a/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
+++ b/docker/backend/mempool-config.json
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@
     "PASSWORD": "__CORE_RPC_PASSWORD__",
     "TIMEOUT": __CORE_RPC_TIMEOUT__,
     "COOKIE": __CORE_RPC_COOKIE__,
-    "COOKIE_PATH": "__CORE_RPC_COOKIE_PATH__"
+    "COOKIE_PATH": "__CORE_RPC_COOKIE_PATH__",
+    "DEBUG_LOG_PATH": "__CORE_RPC_DEBUG_LOG_PATH__"
   },
   "ELECTRUM": {
     "HOST": "__ELECTRUM_HOST__",
diff --git a/docker/backend/start.sh b/docker/backend/start.sh
index 39ca95a2a..bd986310d 100755
--- a/docker/backend/start.sh
+++ b/docker/backend/start.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ __CORE_RPC_PASSWORD__=${CORE_RPC_PASSWORD:=mempool}
 __CORE_RPC_TIMEOUT__=${CORE_RPC_TIMEOUT:=60000}
 __CORE_RPC_COOKIE__=${CORE_RPC_COOKIE:=false}
 __CORE_RPC_COOKIE_PATH__=${CORE_RPC_COOKIE_PATH:=""}
+__CORE_RPC_DEBUG_LOG_PATH__=${CORE_RPC_DEBUG_LOG_PATH:=""}
 
 # ELECTRUM
 __ELECTRUM_HOST__=${ELECTRUM_HOST:=127.0.0.1}
@@ -205,6 +206,7 @@ sed -i "s!__CORE_RPC_PASSWORD__!${__CORE_RPC_PASSWORD__}!g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__CORE_RPC_TIMEOUT__!${__CORE_RPC_TIMEOUT__}!g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__CORE_RPC_COOKIE__!${__CORE_RPC_COOKIE__}!g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__CORE_RPC_COOKIE_PATH__!${__CORE_RPC_COOKIE_PATH__}!g" mempool-config.json
+sed -i "s!__CORE_RPC_DEBUG_LOG_PATH__!${__CORE_RPC_DEBUG_LOG_PATH__}!g" mempool-config.json
 
 sed -i "s!__ELECTRUM_HOST__!${__ELECTRUM_HOST__}!g" mempool-config.json
 sed -i "s!__ELECTRUM_PORT__!${__ELECTRUM_PORT__}!g" mempool-config.json