diff --git a/cmd/africastalking/main.go b/cmd/africastalking/main.go
index 6c19aa3..c24c4b1 100644
--- a/cmd/africastalking/main.go
+++ b/cmd/africastalking/main.go
@@ -69,13 +69,11 @@ func main() {
 	var resourceDir string
 	var size uint
 	var engineDebug bool
-	var stateDebug bool
 	var host string
 	var port uint
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
-	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "engine-debug", false, "use engine debug output")
-	flag.BoolVar(&stateDebug, "state-debug", false, "use engine debug output")
+	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
 	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", "127.0.0.1", "http host")
 	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", 7123, "http port")
@@ -91,9 +89,7 @@ func main() {
 		OutputSize: uint32(size),
 		FlagCount:  uint32(16),
 	}
-	if stateDebug {
-		cfg.StateDebug = true
-	}
+
 	if engineDebug {
 		cfg.EngineDebug = true
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/async/main.go b/cmd/async/main.go
index b936538..09236fd 100644
--- a/cmd/async/main.go
+++ b/cmd/async/main.go
@@ -41,14 +41,12 @@ func main() {
 	var resourceDir string
 	var size uint
 	var engineDebug bool
-	var stateDebug bool
 	var host string
 	var port uint
 	flag.StringVar(&sessionId, "session-id", "075xx2123", "session id")
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
-	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "engine-debug", false, "use engine debug output")
-	flag.BoolVar(&stateDebug, "state-debug", false, "use engine debug output")
+	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
 	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", "127.0.0.1", "http host")
 	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", 7123, "http port")
@@ -64,9 +62,7 @@ func main() {
 		OutputSize: uint32(size),
 		FlagCount:  uint32(16),
 	}
-	if stateDebug {
-		cfg.StateDebug = true
-	}
+
 	if engineDebug {
 		cfg.EngineDebug = true
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/http/main.go b/cmd/http/main.go
index 9c24a55..6b868ed 100644
--- a/cmd/http/main.go
+++ b/cmd/http/main.go
@@ -30,13 +30,11 @@ func main() {
 	var resourceDir string
 	var size uint
 	var engineDebug bool
-	var stateDebug bool
 	var host string
 	var port uint
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
 	flag.StringVar(&resourceDir, "resourcedir", path.Join("services", "registration"), "resource dir")
-	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "engine-debug", false, "use engine debug output")
-	flag.BoolVar(&stateDebug, "state-debug", false, "use engine debug output")
+	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
 	flag.StringVar(&host, "h", "127.0.0.1", "http host")
 	flag.UintVar(&port, "p", 7123, "http port")
@@ -52,9 +50,7 @@ func main() {
 		OutputSize: uint32(size),
 		FlagCount:  uint32(16),
 	}
-	if stateDebug {
-		cfg.StateDebug = true
-	}
+
 	if engineDebug {
 		cfg.EngineDebug = true
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index bd3d634..9db5e0a 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ func main() {
 	var dbDir string
 	var size uint
 	var sessionId string
-	var debug bool
+	var engineDebug bool
 	flag.StringVar(&sessionId, "session-id", "075xx2123", "session id")
 	flag.StringVar(&dbDir, "dbdir", ".state", "database dir to read from")
-	flag.BoolVar(&debug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
+	flag.BoolVar(&engineDebug, "d", false, "use engine debug output")
 	flag.UintVar(&size, "s", 160, "max size of output")
 	flag.Parse()
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	en := lhs.GetEngine()
 	en = en.WithFirst(hl.Init)
-	if debug {
+	if engineDebug {
 		en = en.WithDebug(nil)
 	}