diff --git a/iface/tun_android.go b/iface/tun_android.go
index dc6abea36..504993094 100644
--- a/iface/tun_android.go
+++ b/iface/tun_android.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (t *wgTunDevice) Create(routes []string, dns string, searchDomains []string
 	t.wrapper = newDeviceWrapper(tunDevice)
 
 	log.Debugf("attaching to interface %v", name)
-	t.device = device.NewDevice(t.wrapper, t.iceBind, device.NewLogger(device.LogLevelSilent, "[wiretrustee] "))
+	t.device = device.NewDevice(t.wrapper, t.iceBind, device.NewLogger(wgLogLevel(), "[wiretrustee] "))
 	// without this property mobile devices can discover remote endpoints if the configured one was wrong.
 	// this helps with support for the older NetBird clients that had a hardcoded direct mode
 	// t.device.DisableSomeRoamingForBrokenMobileSemantics()
diff --git a/iface/tun_darwin.go b/iface/tun_darwin.go
index 7d684f52e..364e5dfad 100644
--- a/iface/tun_darwin.go
+++ b/iface/tun_darwin.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (t *tunDevice) Create() (wgConfigurer, error) {
 	t.device = device.NewDevice(
 		t.wrapper,
 		t.iceBind,
-		device.NewLogger(device.LogLevelSilent, "[netbird] "),
+		device.NewLogger(wgLogLevel(), "[netbird] "),
 	)
 
 	err = t.assignAddr()
diff --git a/iface/tun_ios.go b/iface/tun_ios.go
index 83e26e08d..6d53cc333 100644
--- a/iface/tun_ios.go
+++ b/iface/tun_ios.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (t *tunDevice) Create() (wgConfigurer, error) {
 
 	t.wrapper = newDeviceWrapper(tunDevice)
 	log.Debug("Attaching to interface")
-	t.device = device.NewDevice(t.wrapper, t.iceBind, device.NewLogger(device.LogLevelSilent, "[wiretrustee] "))
+	t.device = device.NewDevice(t.wrapper, t.iceBind, device.NewLogger(wgLogLevel(), "[wiretrustee] "))
 	// without this property mobile devices can discover remote endpoints if the configured one was wrong.
 	// this helps with support for the older NetBird clients that had a hardcoded direct mode
 	// t.device.DisableSomeRoamingForBrokenMobileSemantics()
diff --git a/iface/tun_netstack.go b/iface/tun_netstack.go
index beb3acc3f..df2f75c45 100644
--- a/iface/tun_netstack.go
+++ b/iface/tun_netstack.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (t *tunNetstackDevice) Create() (wgConfigurer, error) {
 	t.device = device.NewDevice(
 		t.wrapper,
 		t.iceBind,
-		device.NewLogger(device.LogLevelSilent, "[netbird] "),
+		device.NewLogger(wgLogLevel(), "[netbird] "),
 	)
 
 	t.configurer = newWGUSPConfigurer(t.device, t.name)
diff --git a/iface/tun_usp_unix.go b/iface/tun_usp_unix.go
index b18794b25..814c9ca89 100644
--- a/iface/tun_usp_unix.go
+++ b/iface/tun_usp_unix.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (t *tunUSPDevice) Create() (wgConfigurer, error) {
 	t.device = device.NewDevice(
 		t.wrapper,
 		t.iceBind,
-		device.NewLogger(device.LogLevelSilent, "[netbird] "),
+		device.NewLogger(wgLogLevel(), "[netbird] "),
 	)
 
 	err = t.assignAddr()
diff --git a/iface/tun_windows.go b/iface/tun_windows.go
index 5c77f1d16..0d658059f 100644
--- a/iface/tun_windows.go
+++ b/iface/tun_windows.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ func newTunDevice(name string, address WGAddress, port int, key string, mtu int,
 }
 
 func (t *tunDevice) Create() (wgConfigurer, error) {
+	log.Info("create tun interface")
 	tunDevice, err := tun.CreateTUN(t.name, t.mtu)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ func (t *tunDevice) Create() (wgConfigurer, error) {
 	t.device = device.NewDevice(
 		t.wrapper,
 		t.iceBind,
-		device.NewLogger(device.LogLevelSilent, "[netbird] "),
+		device.NewLogger(wgLogLevel(), "[netbird] "),
 	)
 
 	luid := winipcfg.LUID(t.nativeTunDevice.LUID())
diff --git a/iface/wg_log.go b/iface/wg_log.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b44f6fc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/iface/wg_log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package iface
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"golang.zx2c4.com/wireguard/device"
+)
+
+func wgLogLevel() int {
+	if os.Getenv("NB_WG_DEBUG") == "true" {
+		return device.LogLevelVerbose
+	} else {
+		return device.LogLevelSilent
+	}
+}