diff --git a/configuration.default.ini b/configuration.default.ini
index 35e818d..b7b1614 100644
--- a/configuration.default.ini
+++ b/configuration.default.ini
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ max_upload_file_size = 30M
 ffmpeg = False
 redirect_ffmpeg_log = True
 mumbleConnection = False
+youtube_dl = False
 
 # This is a list of default radio stations.
 [radio]
diff --git a/configuration.example.ini b/configuration.example.ini
index ae69011..ee87843 100644
--- a/configuration.example.ini
+++ b/configuration.example.ini
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ port = 64738
 
 # [debug] stores some debug settings.
 [debug]
-# 'ffmpeg': Set ffmpeg to True if you want to display DEBUG level log of ffmpeg.
-#ffmpeg = False
-#mumbleConnection = False
+#ffmpeg = False # Set ffmpeg to True if you want to display DEBUG level log of ffmpeg.
+#mumbleConnection = False # Set to True if you need to debug mumble connection (pymumble lib)
+#youtube_dl = False # Set to True if you need debug log from youtube-dl
 
 # [radio] is a list of default radio stations.
 [radio]
diff --git a/media/url.py b/media/url.py
index 6d95059..ac45c0a 100644
--- a/media/url.py
+++ b/media/url.py
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class URLItem(BaseItem):
             'outtmpl': base_path,
             'noplaylist': True,
             'writethumbnail': True,
-            'updatetime': False
+            'updatetime': False,
+            'verbose': var.config.getboolean('debug', 'youtube_dl')
         }
 
         with youtube_dl.YoutubeDL(ydl_opts) as ydl: