diff --git a/apps/app_voicemail.c b/apps/app_voicemail.c
index 89b73ffb1c..de5b6f92f6 100644
--- a/apps/app_voicemail.c
+++ b/apps/app_voicemail.c
@@ -1956,12 +1956,14 @@ static void make_email_file(FILE *p, char *srcemail, struct ast_vm_user *vmu, in
 		create_dirpath(tmpdir, sizeof(tmpdir), vmu->context, vmu->mailbox, "tmp");
 		snprintf(newtmp, sizeof(newtmp), "%s/XXXXXX", tmpdir);
 		tmpfd = mkstemp(newtmp);
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "newtmp: %s\n", newtmp);
+		if (option_debug > 2)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "newtmp: %s\n", newtmp);
 		if (vmu->volgain < -.001 || vmu->volgain > .001) {
 			snprintf(tmpcmd, sizeof(tmpcmd), "sox -v %.4f %s.%s %s.%s", vmu->volgain, attach, format, newtmp, format);
 			ast_safe_system(tmpcmd);
 			attach = newtmp;
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VOLGAIN: Stored at: %s.%s - Level: %.4f - Mailbox: %s\n", attach, format, vmu->volgain, mailbox);
+			if (option_debug > 2)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VOLGAIN: Stored at: %s.%s - Level: %.4f - Mailbox: %s\n", attach, format, vmu->volgain, mailbox);
 		}
 		fprintf(p, "--%s\r\n", bound);
 		fprintf(p, "Content-Type: %s%s; name=\"msg%04d.%s\"\r\n", ctype, format, msgnum, format);
@@ -1998,7 +2000,8 @@ static int sendmail(char *srcemail, struct ast_vm_user *vmu, int msgnum, char *c
 	}
 	if (!strcmp(format, "wav49"))
 		format = "WAV";
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Attaching file '%s', format '%s', uservm is '%d', global is %d\n", attach, format, attach_user_voicemail, ast_test_flag((&globalflags), VM_ATTACH));
+	if (option_debug > 2)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Attaching file '%s', format '%s', uservm is '%d', global is %d\n", attach, format, attach_user_voicemail, ast_test_flag((&globalflags), VM_ATTACH));
 	/* Make a temporary file instead of piping directly to sendmail, in case the mail
 	   command hangs */
 	if ((p = vm_mkftemp(tmp)) == NULL) {
@@ -2009,7 +2012,8 @@ static int sendmail(char *srcemail, struct ast_vm_user *vmu, int msgnum, char *c
 		fclose(p);
 		snprintf(tmp2, sizeof(tmp2), "( %s < %s ; rm -f %s ) &", mailcmd, tmp, tmp);
 		ast_safe_system(tmp2);
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Sent mail to %s with command '%s'\n", vmu->email, mailcmd);
+		if (option_debug > 2)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Sent mail to %s with command '%s'\n", vmu->email, mailcmd);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2092,7 +2096,8 @@ static int sendpage(char *srcemail, char *pager, int msgnum, char *context, char
 		fclose(p);
 		snprintf(tmp2, sizeof(tmp2), "( %s < %s ; rm -f %s ) &", mailcmd, tmp, tmp);
 		ast_safe_system(tmp2);
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Sent page to %s with command '%s'\n", pager, mailcmd);
+		if (option_debug > 2)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Sent page to %s with command '%s'\n", pager, mailcmd);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -2764,14 +2769,16 @@ static void run_externnotify(char *context, char *extension)
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "The switch reported '%s'\n", mwi_msg->cause);
 			ASTOBJ_UNREF(mwi_msg, ast_smdi_mwi_message_destroy);
 		} else {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Successfully executed SMDI MWI change for %s on %s\n", extension, smdi_iface->name);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Successfully executed SMDI MWI change for %s on %s\n", extension, smdi_iface->name);
 		}
 	} else if (!ast_strlen_zero(externnotify)) {
 		if (inboxcount(ext_context, &newvoicemails, &oldvoicemails)) {
 			ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Problem in calculating number of voicemail messages available for extension %s\n", extension);
 		} else {
 			snprintf(arguments, sizeof(arguments), "%s %s %s %d&", externnotify, context, extension, newvoicemails);
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Executing %s\n", arguments);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Executing %s\n", arguments);
 			ast_safe_system(arguments);
 		}
 	}
@@ -2896,12 +2903,14 @@ static int leave_voicemail(struct ast_channel *chan, char *ext, struct leave_vm_
 			if (ast_streamfile(chan, prefile, chan->language) > -1) 
 				res = ast_waitstream(chan, ecodes);
 		} else {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "%s doesn't exist, doing what we can\n", prefile);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "%s doesn't exist, doing what we can\n", prefile);
 			res = invent_message(chan, vmu->context, ext, ast_test_flag(options, OPT_BUSY_GREETING), ecodes);
 		}
 		DISPOSE(prefile, -1);
 		if (res < 0) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Hang up during prefile playback\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Hang up during prefile playback\n");
 			free_user(vmu);
 			pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, "VMSTATUS", "FAILED");
 			return -1;
@@ -3351,7 +3360,8 @@ static int adsi_load_vmail(struct ast_channel *chan, int *useadsi)
 	bytes += ast_adsi_voice_mode(buf + bytes, 0);
 	ast_adsi_transmit_message(chan, buf, bytes, ADSI_MSG_DOWNLOAD);
 
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Done downloading scripts...\n");
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Done downloading scripts...\n");
 
 #ifdef DISPLAY
 	/* Add last dot */
@@ -3359,7 +3369,8 @@ static int adsi_load_vmail(struct ast_channel *chan, int *useadsi)
 	bytes += ast_adsi_display(buf + bytes, ADSI_COMM_PAGE, 4, ADSI_JUST_CENT, 0, "   ......", "");
 	bytes += ast_adsi_set_line(buf + bytes, ADSI_COMM_PAGE, 1);
 #endif
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Restarting session...\n");
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Restarting session...\n");
 
 	bytes = 0;
 	/* Load the session now */
@@ -4252,13 +4263,15 @@ static int play_message_callerid(struct ast_channel *chan, struct vm_state *vms,
 		return res;
 
 	/* Strip off caller ID number from name */
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-CID: composite caller ID received: %s, context: %s\n", cid, context);
+	if (option_debug > 2)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-CID: composite caller ID received: %s, context: %s\n", cid, context);
 	ast_callerid_parse(cid, &name, &callerid);
 	if ((!ast_strlen_zero(callerid)) && strcmp(callerid, "Unknown")) {
 		/* Check for internal contexts and only */
 		/* say extension when the call didn't come from an internal context in the list */
 		for (i = 0 ; i < MAX_NUM_CID_CONTEXTS ; i++){
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-CID: comparing internalcontext: %s\n", cidinternalcontexts[i]);
+			if (option_debug > 2)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-CID: comparing internalcontext: %s\n", cidinternalcontexts[i]);
 			if ((strcmp(cidinternalcontexts[i], context) == 0))
 				break;
 		}
@@ -4286,7 +4299,8 @@ static int play_message_callerid(struct ast_channel *chan, struct vm_state *vms,
 		}
 
 		else if (!res){
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-CID: Numeric caller id: (%s)\n",callerid);
+			if (option_debug > 2)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-CID: Numeric caller id: (%s)\n",callerid);
 			/* BB: Since this is all nicely figured out, why not say "from phone number" in this case" */
 			if (!callback)
 				res = wait_file2(chan, vms, "vm-from-phonenumber");
@@ -4294,7 +4308,8 @@ static int play_message_callerid(struct ast_channel *chan, struct vm_state *vms,
 		}
 	} else {
 		/* Number unknown */
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-CID: From an unknown number\n");
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-CID: From an unknown number\n");
 		/* Say "from an unknown caller" as one phrase - it is already recorded by "the voice" anyhow */
 		res = wait_file2(chan, vms, "vm-unknown-caller");
 	}
@@ -4314,7 +4329,8 @@ static int play_message_duration(struct ast_channel *chan, struct vm_state *vms,
 	durations=atoi(duration);
 	durationm=(durations / 60);
 
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-Duration: duration is: %d seconds converted to: %d minutes\n", durations, durationm);
+	if (option_debug > 2)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM-Duration: duration is: %d seconds converted to: %d minutes\n", durations, durationm);
 
 	if ((!res) && (durationm >= minduration)) {
 		res = wait_file2(chan, vms, "vm-duration");
@@ -4613,7 +4629,8 @@ static int init_mailstream(struct vm_state *vms, int box)
 	if(option_debug > 2)
 		ast_log (LOG_DEBUG,"vm_state user is:%s\n",vms->imapuser);
 	if (vms->mailstream == NIL || !vms->mailstream) {
-		ast_log (LOG_DEBUG,"mailstream not set.\n");
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log (LOG_DEBUG,"mailstream not set.\n");
 	} else {
 		stream = vms->mailstream;
 	}
@@ -5684,7 +5701,8 @@ static int vm_newuser(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_vm_user *vmu, struct
 		vm_change_password(vmu,newpassword);
 	else 
 		vm_change_password_shell(vmu,newpassword);
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"User %s set password to %s of length %d\n",vms->username,newpassword,(int)strlen(newpassword));
+	if (option_debug > 2)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"User %s set password to %s of length %d\n",vms->username,newpassword,(int)strlen(newpassword));
 	cmd = ast_play_and_wait(chan,"vm-passchanged");
 
 	/* If forcename is set, have the user record their name */	
@@ -5786,7 +5804,8 @@ static int vm_options(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_vm_user *vmu, struct
 				vm_change_password(vmu,newpassword);
 			else 
 				vm_change_password_shell(vmu,newpassword);
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"User %s set password to %s of length %d\n",vms->username,newpassword,(int)strlen(newpassword));
+			if (option_debug > 2)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"User %s set password to %s of length %d\n",vms->username,newpassword,(int)strlen(newpassword));
 			cmd = ast_play_and_wait(chan,"vm-passchanged");
 			break;
 		case '*': 
@@ -6037,7 +6056,8 @@ static int vm_authenticate(struct ast_channel *chan, char *mailbox, int mailbox_
 			ast_copy_string(mailbox, fullusername, mailbox_size);
 		}
 
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Before find user for mailbox %s\n",mailbox);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Before find user for mailbox %s\n",mailbox);
 		vmu = find_user(&vmus, context, mailbox);
 		if (vmu && (vmu->password[0] == '\0' || (vmu->password[0] == '-' && vmu->password[1] == '\0'))) {
 			/* saved password is blank, so don't bother asking */
@@ -6129,7 +6149,8 @@ static int vm_execmain(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	memset(&vmus, 0, sizeof(vmus));
 
 	if (chan->_state != AST_STATE_UP) {
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Before ast_answer\n");
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Before ast_answer\n");
 		ast_answer(chan);
 	}
 
@@ -6211,7 +6232,8 @@ static int vm_execmain(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	if (!valid)
 		res = vm_authenticate(chan, vms.username, sizeof(vms.username), &vmus, context, prefixstr, skipuser, maxlogins, 0);
 
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "After vm_authenticate\n");
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "After vm_authenticate\n");
 	if (!res) {
 		valid = 1;
 		if (!skipuser)
@@ -6246,18 +6268,21 @@ static int vm_execmain(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	create_dirpath(vms.curdir, sizeof(vms.curdir), vmu->context, vms.username, "");
 #endif
 	/* Retrieve old and new message counts */
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Before open_mailbox\n");
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Before open_mailbox\n");
 	res = open_mailbox(&vms, vmu, 1);
 	if (res == ERROR_LOCK_PATH)
 		goto out;
 	vms.oldmessages = vms.lastmsg + 1;
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Number of old messages: %d\n",vms.oldmessages);
+	if (option_debug > 2)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Number of old messages: %d\n",vms.oldmessages);
 	/* Start in INBOX */
 	res = open_mailbox(&vms, vmu, 0);
 	if (res == ERROR_LOCK_PATH)
 		goto out;
 	vms.newmessages = vms.lastmsg + 1;
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Number of new messages: %d\n",vms.newmessages);
+	if (option_debug > 2)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Number of new messages: %d\n",vms.newmessages);
 		
 	/* Select proper mailbox FIRST!! */
 	if (play_auto) {
@@ -6304,7 +6329,8 @@ static int vm_execmain(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 		if(option_debug > 2)
 			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Checking quotas: comparing %u to %u\n",vms.quota_usage,vms.quota_limit);
 		if (vms.quota_limit && vms.quota_usage >= vms.quota_limit) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "*** QUOTA EXCEEDED!!\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "*** QUOTA EXCEEDED!!\n");
 			cmd = ast_play_and_wait(chan, "vm-mailboxfull");
 		}
 #endif
@@ -7154,13 +7180,16 @@ static int load_config(void)
 		
 		if ((notifystr = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "externnotify"))) {
 			ast_copy_string(externnotify, notifystr, sizeof(externnotify));
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "found externnotify: %s\n", externnotify);
+			if (option_debug > 2)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "found externnotify: %s\n", externnotify);
 			if (!strcasecmp(externnotify, "smdi")) {
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Using SMDI for external voicemail notification\n");
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Using SMDI for external voicemail notification\n");
 				if ((smdistr = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "smdiport"))) {
 					smdi_iface = ast_smdi_interface_find(smdistr);
 				} else {
-					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "No SMDI interface set, trying default (/dev/ttyS0)\n");
+					if (option_debug)
+						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "No SMDI interface set, trying default (/dev/ttyS0)\n");
 					smdi_iface = ast_smdi_interface_find("/dev/ttyS0");
 				}
 
@@ -7168,7 +7197,8 @@ static int load_config(void)
 					ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "No valid SMDI interface specfied, disabling external voicemail notification\n");
 					externnotify[0] = '\0';
 				} else {
-					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Using SMDI port %s\n", smdi_iface->name);
+					if (option_debug > 2)
+						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Using SMDI port %s\n", smdi_iface->name);
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -7245,7 +7275,8 @@ static int load_config(void)
 		ast_set2_flag((&globalflags), ast_true(astforcegreet), VM_FORCEGREET);
 
 		if ((s = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "cidinternalcontexts"))){
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM_CID Internal context string: %s\n",s);
+			if (option_debug > 2)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM_CID Internal context string: %s\n",s);
 			stringp = ast_strdupa(s);
 			for (x = 0 ; x < MAX_NUM_CID_CONTEXTS ; x++){
 				if (!ast_strlen_zero(stringp)) {
@@ -7253,53 +7284,62 @@ static int load_config(void)
 					while ((*q == ' ')||(*q == '\t')) /* Eat white space between contexts */
 						q++;
 					ast_copy_string(cidinternalcontexts[x], q, sizeof(cidinternalcontexts[x]));
-					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM_CID Internal context %d: %s\n", x, cidinternalcontexts[x]);
+					if (option_debug > 2)
+						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM_CID Internal context %d: %s\n", x, cidinternalcontexts[x]);
 				} else {
 					cidinternalcontexts[x][0] = '\0';
 				}
 			}
 		}
 		if (!(astreview = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "review"))){
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM Review Option disabled globally\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM Review Option disabled globally\n");
 			astreview = "no";
 		}
 		ast_set2_flag((&globalflags), ast_true(astreview), VM_REVIEW);	
 
 		/*Temperary greeting reminder */
 		if (!(asttempgreetwarn = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "tempgreetwarn"))) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM Temperary Greeting Reminder Option disabled globally\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM Temperary Greeting Reminder Option disabled globally\n");
 			asttempgreetwarn = "no";
 		} else {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM Temperary Greeting Reminder Option enabled globally\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "VM Temperary Greeting Reminder Option enabled globally\n");
 		}
 		ast_set2_flag((&globalflags), ast_true(asttempgreetwarn), VM_TEMPGREETWARN);
 
 		if (!(astcallop = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "operator"))){
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM Operator break disabled globally\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM Operator break disabled globally\n");
 			astcallop = "no";
 		}
 		ast_set2_flag((&globalflags), ast_true(astcallop), VM_OPERATOR);	
 
 		if (!(astsaycid = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "saycid"))) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM CID Info before msg disabled globally\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"VM CID Info before msg disabled globally\n");
 			astsaycid = "no";
 		} 
 		ast_set2_flag((&globalflags), ast_true(astsaycid), VM_SAYCID);	
 
 		if (!(send_voicemail = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg,"general", "sendvoicemail"))){
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"Send Voicemail msg disabled globally\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"Send Voicemail msg disabled globally\n");
 			send_voicemail = "no";
 		}
 		ast_set2_flag((&globalflags), ast_true(send_voicemail), VM_SVMAIL);
 	
 		if (!(asthearenv = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "envelope"))) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"ENVELOPE before msg enabled globally\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"ENVELOPE before msg enabled globally\n");
 			asthearenv = "yes";
 		}
 		ast_set2_flag((&globalflags), ast_true(asthearenv), VM_ENVELOPE);	
 
 		if (!(astsaydurationinfo = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "sayduration"))) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"Duration info before msg enabled globally\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"Duration info before msg enabled globally\n");
 			astsaydurationinfo = "yes";
 		}
 		ast_set2_flag((&globalflags), ast_true(astsaydurationinfo), VM_SAYDURATION);	
@@ -7314,28 +7354,32 @@ static int load_config(void)
 		}
 
 		if (!(astskipcmd = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "nextaftercmd"))) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"We are not going to skip to the next msg after save/delete\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"We are not going to skip to the next msg after save/delete\n");
 			astskipcmd = "no";
 		}
 		ast_set2_flag((&globalflags), ast_true(astskipcmd), VM_SKIPAFTERCMD);
 
 		if ((dialoutcxt = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "dialout"))) {
 			ast_copy_string(dialcontext, dialoutcxt, sizeof(dialcontext));
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "found dialout context: %s\n", dialcontext);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "found dialout context: %s\n", dialcontext);
 		} else {
 			dialcontext[0] = '\0';	
 		}
 		
 		if ((callbackcxt = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "callback"))) {
 			ast_copy_string(callcontext, callbackcxt, sizeof(callcontext));
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "found callback context: %s\n", callcontext);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "found callback context: %s\n", callcontext);
 		} else {
 			callcontext[0] = '\0';
 		}
 
 		if ((exitcxt = ast_variable_retrieve(cfg, "general", "exitcontext"))) {
 			ast_copy_string(exitcontext, exitcxt, sizeof(exitcontext));
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "found operator context: %s\n", exitcontext);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "found operator context: %s\n", exitcontext);
 		} else {
 			exitcontext[0] = '\0';
 		}
diff --git a/funcs/func_strings.c b/funcs/func_strings.c
index 9f911dd719..10712ae92b 100644
--- a/funcs/func_strings.c
+++ b/funcs/func_strings.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ ASTERISK_FILE_VERSION(__FILE__, "$Revision$")
 #include <regex.h>
 
 #include "asterisk/module.h"
+#include "asterisk/options.h"
 #include "asterisk/channel.h"
 #include "asterisk/pbx.h"
 #include "asterisk/logger.h"
@@ -126,7 +127,8 @@ static int regex(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *parse, char *buf,
 	if ((*args.str == ' ') || (*args.str == '\t'))
 		args.str++;
 
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "FUNCTION REGEX (%s)(%s)\n", args.reg, args.str);
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "FUNCTION REGEX (%s)(%s)\n", args.reg, args.str);
 
 	if ((errcode = regcomp(&regexbuf, args.reg, REG_EXTENDED | REG_NOSUB))) {
 		regerror(errcode, &regexbuf, buf, len);
@@ -175,7 +177,8 @@ static int array(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *var,
 	 * want them to be surprised by the result.  Hence, we prefer commas as the
 	 * delimiter, but we'll fall back to vertical bars if commas aren't found.
 	 */
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "array (%s=%s)\n", var, value2);
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "array (%s=%s)\n", var, value2);
 	if (strchr(var, ','))
 		AST_NONSTANDARD_APP_ARGS(arg1, var, ',');
 	else
@@ -187,8 +190,9 @@ static int array(struct ast_channel *chan, char *cmd, char *var,
 		AST_STANDARD_APP_ARGS(arg2, value2);
 
 	for (i = 0; i < arg1.argc; i++) {
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "array set value (%s=%s)\n", arg1.var[i],
-			arg2.val[i]);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "array set value (%s=%s)\n", arg1.var[i],
+				arg2.val[i]);
 		if (i < arg2.argc) {
 			pbx_builtin_setvar_helper(chan, arg1.var[i], arg2.val[i]);
 		} else {
diff --git a/main/app.c b/main/app.c
index f99a33226d..60cfe236f7 100644
--- a/main/app.c
+++ b/main/app.c
@@ -420,7 +420,8 @@ int ast_control_streamfile(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *file,
 
 		/* We go at next loop if we got the restart char */
 		if (restart && strchr(restart, res)) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "we'll restart the stream here at next loop\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "we'll restart the stream here at next loop\n");
 			pause_restart_point = 0;
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -512,7 +513,8 @@ static int __ast_play_and_record(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *playfile,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"play_and_record: %s, %s, '%s'\n", playfile ? playfile : "<None>", recordfile, fmt);
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG,"play_and_record: %s, %s, '%s'\n", playfile ? playfile : "<None>", recordfile, fmt);
 	snprintf(comment, sizeof(comment), "Playing %s, Recording to: %s on %s\n", playfile ? playfile : "<None>", recordfile, chan->name);
 
 	if (playfile || beep) {
@@ -533,7 +535,8 @@ static int __ast_play_and_record(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *playfile,
 
 	stringp = fmts;
 	strsep(&stringp, "|");
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Recording Formats: sfmts=%s\n", fmts);
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Recording Formats: sfmts=%s\n", fmts);
 	sfmt[0] = ast_strdupa(fmts);
 
 	while ((fmt = strsep(&stringp, "|"))) {
@@ -588,7 +591,8 @@ static int __ast_play_and_record(struct ast_channel *chan, const char *playfile,
 		for (;;) {
 		 	res = ast_waitfor(chan, 2000);
 			if (!res) {
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "One waitfor failed, trying another\n");
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "One waitfor failed, trying another\n");
 				/* Try one more time in case of masq */
 			 	res = ast_waitfor(chan, 2000);
 				if (!res) {
@@ -935,7 +939,8 @@ enum AST_LOCK_RESULT ast_lock_path(const char *path)
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Failed to lock path '%s': %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
 		return AST_LOCK_TIMEOUT;
 	} else {
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Locked path '%s'\n", path);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Locked path '%s'\n", path);
 		return AST_LOCK_SUCCESS;
 	}
 }
@@ -954,8 +959,10 @@ int ast_unlock_path(const char *path)
 
 	if ((res = unlink(s)))
 		ast_log(LOG_ERROR, "Could not unlock path '%s': %s\n", path, strerror(errno));
-	else
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Unlocked path '%s'\n", path);
+	else {
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Unlocked path '%s'\n", path);
+	}
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -1185,7 +1192,8 @@ static int ast_ivr_menu_run_internal(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_ivr_me
 		while(menu->options[pos].option) {
 			if (!strcasecmp(menu->options[pos].option, exten)) {
 				res = ivr_dispatch(chan, menu->options + pos, exten, cbdata);
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "IVR Dispatch of '%s' (pos %d) yields %d\n", exten, pos, res);
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "IVR Dispatch of '%s' (pos %d) yields %d\n", exten, pos, res);
 				if (res < 0)
 					break;
 				else if (res & RES_UPONE)
@@ -1201,7 +1209,8 @@ static int ast_ivr_menu_run_internal(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_ivr_me
 					if (!maxretries)
 						maxretries = 3;
 					if ((maxretries > 0) && (retries >= maxretries)) {
-						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Max retries %d exceeded\n", maxretries);
+						if (option_debug)
+							ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Max retries %d exceeded\n", maxretries);
 						return -2;
 					} else {
 						if (option_exists(menu, "g") > -1) 
@@ -1212,24 +1221,28 @@ static int ast_ivr_menu_run_internal(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_ivr_me
 					pos = 0;
 					continue;
 				} else if (res && strchr(AST_DIGIT_ANY, res)) {
-					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Got start of extension, %c\n", res);
+					if (option_debug)
+						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Got start of extension, %c\n", res);
 					exten[1] = '\0';
 					exten[0] = res;
 					if ((res = read_newoption(chan, menu, exten, sizeof(exten))))
 						break;
 					if (option_exists(menu, exten) < 0) {
 						if (option_exists(menu, "i")) {
-							ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Invalid extension entered, going to 'i'!\n");
+							if (option_debug)
+								ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Invalid extension entered, going to 'i'!\n");
 							strcpy(exten, "i");
 							pos = 0;
 							continue;
 						} else {
-							ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Aborting on invalid entry, with no 'i' option!\n");
+							if (option_debug)
+								ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Aborting on invalid entry, with no 'i' option!\n");
 							res = -2;
 							break;
 						}
 					} else {
-						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "New existing extension: %s\n", exten);
+						if (option_debug)
+							ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "New existing extension: %s\n", exten);
 						pos = 0;
 						continue;
 					}
@@ -1237,7 +1250,8 @@ static int ast_ivr_menu_run_internal(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_ivr_me
 			}
 			pos++;
 		}
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Stopping option '%s', res is %d\n", exten, res);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Stopping option '%s', res is %d\n", exten, res);
 		pos = 0;
 		if (!strcasecmp(exten, "s"))
 			strcpy(exten, "g");
diff --git a/main/channel.c b/main/channel.c
index cc1a96e562..21007b7f66 100644
--- a/main/channel.c
+++ b/main/channel.c
@@ -878,7 +878,8 @@ int ast_queue_frame(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *fin)
 			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Exceptionally long queue length queuing to %s\n", chan->name);
 			CRASH;
 		} else {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Dropping voice to exceptionally long queue on %s\n", chan->name);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Dropping voice to exceptionally long queue on %s\n", chan->name);
 			ast_frfree(f);
 			ast_channel_unlock(chan);
 			return 0;
@@ -1015,7 +1016,8 @@ static struct ast_channel *channel_find_locked(const struct ast_channel *prev,
 		/* this is slightly unsafe, as we _should_ hold the lock to access c->name */
 		done = c == NULL || ast_channel_trylock(c) == 0;
 		if (!done)
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Avoiding %s for channel '%p'\n", msg, c);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Avoiding %s for channel '%p'\n", msg, c);
 		AST_LIST_UNLOCK(&channels);
 		if (done)
 			return c;
@@ -1025,8 +1027,9 @@ static struct ast_channel *channel_find_locked(const struct ast_channel *prev,
  	 * c is surely not null, but we don't have the lock so cannot
 	 * access c->name
 	 */
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Failure, could not lock '%p' after %d retries!\n",
-		c, retries);
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Failure, could not lock '%p' after %d retries!\n",
+			c, retries);
 
 	return NULL;
 }
@@ -1335,8 +1338,9 @@ int ast_channel_spy_add(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_channel_spy *spy)
 		ast_clear_flag(spy, CHANSPY_TRIGGER_WRITE);
 	}
 
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Spy %s added to channel %s\n",
-		spy->type, chan->name);
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Spy %s added to channel %s\n",
+			spy->type, chan->name);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1371,7 +1375,8 @@ static void spy_detach(struct ast_channel_spy *spy, struct ast_channel *chan)
 	}
 
 	/* Print it out while we still have a lock so the structure can't go away (if signalled above) */
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Spy %s removed from channel %s\n", spy->type, chan->name);
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Spy %s removed from channel %s\n", spy->type, chan->name);
 
 	ast_mutex_unlock(&spy->lock);
 
@@ -1516,8 +1521,9 @@ static void queue_frame_to_spies(struct ast_channel *chan, struct ast_frame *f,
 					trans->path = NULL;
 				}
 				if (!trans->path) {
-					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Building translator from %s to SLINEAR for spies on channel %s\n",
-						ast_getformatname(f->subclass), chan->name);
+					if (option_debug)
+						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Building translator from %s to SLINEAR for spies on channel %s\n",
+							ast_getformatname(f->subclass), chan->name);
 					if ((trans->path = ast_translator_build_path(AST_FORMAT_SLINEAR, f->subclass)) == NULL) {
 						ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Cannot build a path from %s to %s\n",
 							ast_getformatname(f->subclass), ast_getformatname(AST_FORMAT_SLINEAR));
@@ -1761,7 +1767,8 @@ static int generator_force(void *data)
 	res = generate(chan, tmp, 0, 160);
 	chan->generatordata = tmp;
 	if (res) {
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Auto-deactivating generator\n");
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Auto-deactivating generator\n");
 		ast_deactivate_generator(chan);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -1980,7 +1987,8 @@ int ast_settimeout(struct ast_channel *c, int samples, int (*func)(void *data),
 			samples = 0;
 			data = 0;
 		}
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Scheduling timer at %d sample intervals\n", samples);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Scheduling timer at %d sample intervals\n", samples);
 		res = ioctl(c->timingfd, ZT_TIMERCONFIG, &samples);
 		c->timingfunc = func;
 		c->timingdata = data;
@@ -2185,11 +2193,13 @@ static struct ast_frame *__ast_read(struct ast_channel *chan, int dropaudio)
 		case AST_FRAME_CONTROL:
 			if (f->subclass == AST_CONTROL_ANSWER) {
 				if (!ast_test_flag(chan, AST_FLAG_OUTGOING)) {
-					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Ignoring answer on an inbound call!\n");
+					if (option_debug)
+						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Ignoring answer on an inbound call!\n");
 					ast_frfree(f);
 					f = &ast_null_frame;
 				} else if (prestate == AST_STATE_UP) {
-					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Dropping duplicate answer!\n");
+					if (option_debug)
+						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Dropping duplicate answer!\n");
 					ast_frfree(f);
 					f = &ast_null_frame;
 				} else {
@@ -2399,7 +2409,8 @@ int ast_indicate_data(struct ast_channel *chan, int condition, const void *data,
 				break;
 			}
 			if (ts && ts->data[0]) {
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Driver for channel '%s' does not support indication %d, emulating it\n", chan->name, condition);
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Driver for channel '%s' does not support indication %d, emulating it\n", chan->name, condition);
 				ast_playtones_start(chan,0,ts->data, 1);
 				res = 0;
 			} else if (condition == AST_CONTROL_PROGRESS) {
@@ -2512,7 +2523,8 @@ int ast_senddigit_begin(struct ast_channel *chan, char digit)
 			ast_playtones_start(chan, 0, dtmf_tones[15], 0);
 		else {
 			/* not handled */
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Unable to generate DTMF tone '%c' for '%s'\n", digit, chan->name);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Unable to generate DTMF tone '%c' for '%s'\n", digit, chan->name);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2548,7 +2560,8 @@ int ast_prod(struct ast_channel *chan)
 
 	/* Send an empty audio frame to get things moving */
 	if (chan->_state != AST_STATE_UP) {
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Prodding channel '%s'\n", chan->name);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Prodding channel '%s'\n", chan->name);
 		a.subclass = chan->rawwriteformat;
 		a.data = nothing + AST_FRIENDLY_OFFSET;
 		a.src = "ast_prod";
@@ -3193,8 +3206,9 @@ int ast_channel_masquerade(struct ast_channel *original, struct ast_channel *clo
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Planning to masquerade channel %s into the structure of %s\n",
-		clone->name, original->name);
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Planning to masquerade channel %s into the structure of %s\n",
+			clone->name, original->name);
 	if (original->masq) {
 		ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "%s is already going to masquerade as %s\n",
 			original->masq->name, original->name);
@@ -3206,7 +3220,8 @@ int ast_channel_masquerade(struct ast_channel *original, struct ast_channel *clo
 		clone->masqr = original;
 		ast_queue_frame(original, &ast_null_frame);
 		ast_queue_frame(clone, &ast_null_frame);
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Done planning to masquerade channel %s into the structure of %s\n", clone->name, original->name);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Done planning to masquerade channel %s into the structure of %s\n", clone->name, original->name);
 		res = 0;
 	}
 
@@ -3565,7 +3580,8 @@ int ast_do_masquerade(struct ast_channel *original)
 			);
 		ast_channel_free(clone);
 	} else {
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Released clone lock on '%s'\n", clone->name);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Released clone lock on '%s'\n", clone->name);
 		ast_set_flag(clone, AST_FLAG_ZOMBIE);
 		ast_queue_frame(clone, &ast_null_frame);
 		ast_channel_unlock(clone);
@@ -3756,7 +3772,8 @@ static enum ast_bridge_result ast_generic_bridge(struct ast_channel *c0, struct
 		if (!f) {
 			*fo = NULL;
 			*rc = who;
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Didn't get a frame from channel: %s\n",who->name);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Didn't get a frame from channel: %s\n",who->name);
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -3778,7 +3795,8 @@ static enum ast_bridge_result ast_generic_bridge(struct ast_channel *c0, struct
 				*fo = f;
 				*rc = who;
 				bridge_exit = 1;
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Got a FRAME_CONTROL (%d) frame on channel %s\n", f->subclass, who->name);
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Got a FRAME_CONTROL (%d) frame on channel %s\n", f->subclass, who->name);
 				break;
 			}
 			if (bridge_exit)
@@ -3800,9 +3818,10 @@ static enum ast_bridge_result ast_generic_bridge(struct ast_channel *c0, struct
 				f->frametype == AST_FRAME_DTMF_BEGIN)) {
 				*fo = f;
 				*rc = who;
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Got DTMF %s on channel (%s)\n", 
-					f->frametype == AST_FRAME_DTMF_END ? "end" : "begin",
-					who->name);
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Got DTMF %s on channel (%s)\n", 
+						f->frametype == AST_FRAME_DTMF_END ? "end" : "begin",
+						who->name);
 				break;
 			}
 			/* Write immediately frames, not passed through jb */
@@ -3955,7 +3974,8 @@ enum ast_bridge_result ast_channel_bridge(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_cha
 				c1->_softhangup = 0;
 			c0->_bridge = c1;
 			c1->_bridge = c0;
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Unbridge signal received. Ending native bridge.\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Unbridge signal received. Ending native bridge.\n");
 			continue;
 		}
 		
@@ -3966,12 +3986,13 @@ enum ast_bridge_result ast_channel_bridge(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_cha
 			if (who)
 				*rc = who;
 			res = 0;
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Bridge stops because we're zombie or need a soft hangup: c0=%s, c1=%s, flags: %s,%s,%s,%s\n",
-				c0->name, c1->name,
-				ast_test_flag(c0, AST_FLAG_ZOMBIE) ? "Yes" : "No",
-				ast_check_hangup(c0) ? "Yes" : "No",
-				ast_test_flag(c1, AST_FLAG_ZOMBIE) ? "Yes" : "No",
-				ast_check_hangup(c1) ? "Yes" : "No");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Bridge stops because we're zombie or need a soft hangup: c0=%s, c1=%s, flags: %s,%s,%s,%s\n",
+					c0->name, c1->name,
+					ast_test_flag(c0, AST_FLAG_ZOMBIE) ? "Yes" : "No",
+					ast_check_hangup(c0) ? "Yes" : "No",
+					ast_test_flag(c1, AST_FLAG_ZOMBIE) ? "Yes" : "No",
+					ast_check_hangup(c1) ? "Yes" : "No");
 			break;
 		}
 
@@ -3994,7 +4015,8 @@ enum ast_bridge_result ast_channel_bridge(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_cha
 					      "CallerID1: %s\r\n"
 					      "CallerID2: %s\r\n",
 					      c0->name, c1->name, c0->uniqueid, c1->uniqueid, c0->cid.cid_num, c1->cid.cid_num);
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Returning from native bridge, channels: %s, %s\n", c0->name, c1->name);
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Returning from native bridge, channels: %s, %s\n", c0->name, c1->name);
 
 				ast_clear_flag(c0, AST_FLAG_NBRIDGE);
 				ast_clear_flag(c1, AST_FLAG_NBRIDGE);
@@ -4060,7 +4082,8 @@ enum ast_bridge_result ast_channel_bridge(struct ast_channel *c0, struct ast_cha
 		      "CallerID1: %s\r\n"
 		      "CallerID2: %s\r\n",
 		      c0->name, c1->name, c0->uniqueid, c1->uniqueid, c0->cid.cid_num, c1->cid.cid_num);
-	ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Bridge stops bridging channels %s and %s\n", c0->name, c1->name);
+	if (option_debug)
+		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Bridge stops bridging channels %s and %s\n", c0->name, c1->name);
 
 	return res;
 }
@@ -4585,7 +4608,8 @@ int ast_channel_unlock(struct ast_channel *chan)
 		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "::::==== Unlocking AST channel %s\n", chan->name);
 	
 	if (!chan) {
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "::::==== Unlocking non-existing channel \n");
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "::::==== Unlocking non-existing channel \n");
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -4598,9 +4622,11 @@ int ast_channel_unlock(struct ast_channel *chan)
 			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, ":::=== Still have %d locks (recursive)\n", count);
 #endif
 		if (!res)
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "::::==== Channel %s was unlocked\n", chan->name);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "::::==== Channel %s was unlocked\n", chan->name);
 			if (res == EINVAL) {
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "::::==== Channel %s had no lock by this thread. Failed unlocking\n", chan->name);
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "::::==== Channel %s had no lock by this thread. Failed unlocking\n", chan->name);
 			}
 		}
 		if (res == EPERM) {
diff --git a/main/pbx.c b/main/pbx.c
index 152727ba28..41ad2312d4 100644
--- a/main/pbx.c
+++ b/main/pbx.c
@@ -1619,7 +1619,8 @@ static void pbx_substitute_variables_helper_full(struct ast_channel *c, struct v
 				/* Evaluate function */
 				cp4 = ast_func_read(c, vars, workspace, VAR_BUF_SIZE) ? NULL : workspace;
 
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Function result is '%s'\n", cp4 ? cp4 : "(null)");
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Function result is '%s'\n", cp4 ? cp4 : "(null)");
 			} else {
 				/* Retrieve variable value */
 				pbx_retrieve_variable(c, vars, &cp4, workspace, VAR_BUF_SIZE, headp);
@@ -1686,7 +1687,8 @@ static void pbx_substitute_variables_helper_full(struct ast_channel *c, struct v
 			length = ast_expr(vars, cp2, count);
 
 			if (length) {
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Expression result is '%s'\n", cp2);
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Expression result is '%s'\n", cp2);
 				count -= length;
 				cp2 += length;
 			}
@@ -1822,7 +1824,8 @@ static int pbx_extension_helper(struct ast_channel *c, struct ast_context *con,
 				ast_log(LOG_NOTICE, "No such label '%s' in extension '%s' in context '%s'\n", label, exten, context);
 			break;
 		default:
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Shouldn't happen!\n");
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Shouldn't happen!\n");
 		}
 
 		return (matching_action) ? 0 : -1;
@@ -2346,7 +2349,8 @@ static int __ast_pbx_run(struct ast_channel *c)
 			if ((res = ast_spawn_extension(c, c->context, c->exten, c->priority, c->cid.cid_num))) {
 				/* Something bad happened, or a hangup has been requested. */
 				if (strchr("0123456789ABCDEF*#", res)) {
-					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Oooh, got something to jump out with ('%c')!\n", res);
+					if (option_debug)
+						ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Oooh, got something to jump out with ('%c')!\n", res);
 					pos = 0;
 					dst_exten[pos++] = digit = res;
 					dst_exten[pos] = '\0';
@@ -2381,8 +2385,9 @@ static int __ast_pbx_run(struct ast_channel *c)
 				c->whentohangup = 0;
 				c->_softhangup &= ~AST_SOFTHANGUP_TIMEOUT;
 			} else if (c->_softhangup) {
-				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Extension %s, priority %d returned normally even though call was hung up\n",
-					c->exten, c->priority);
+				if (option_debug)
+					ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Extension %s, priority %d returned normally even though call was hung up\n",
+						c->exten, c->priority);
 				error = 1;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -3896,7 +3901,8 @@ void ast_merge_contexts_and_delete(struct ast_context **extcontexts, const char
 	tmp = *extcontexts;
 	if (registrar) {
 		/* XXX remove previous contexts from same registrar */
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "must remove any reg %s\n", registrar);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "must remove any reg %s\n", registrar);
 		__ast_context_destroy(NULL,registrar);
 		while (tmp) {
 			lasttmp = tmp;
@@ -4785,11 +4791,13 @@ int ast_add_extension2(struct ast_context *con,
 	}
 	if (option_debug) {
 		if (tmp->matchcid) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Added extension '%s' priority %d (CID match '%s') to %s\n",
-				tmp->exten, tmp->priority, tmp->cidmatch, con->name);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Added extension '%s' priority %d (CID match '%s') to %s\n",
+					tmp->exten, tmp->priority, tmp->cidmatch, con->name);
 		} else {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Added extension '%s' priority %d to %s\n",
-				tmp->exten, tmp->priority, con->name);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Added extension '%s' priority %d to %s\n",
+					tmp->exten, tmp->priority, con->name);
 		}
 	}
 	if (option_verbose > 2) {
@@ -5225,7 +5233,8 @@ void __ast_context_destroy(struct ast_context *con, const char *registrar)
 	for (tmp = contexts; tmp; ) {
 		struct ast_context *next;	/* next starting point */
 		for (; tmp; tmpl = tmp, tmp = tmp->next) {
-			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "check ctx %s %s\n", tmp->name, tmp->registrar);
+			if (option_debug)
+				ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "check ctx %s %s\n", tmp->name, tmp->registrar);
 			if ( (!registrar || !strcasecmp(registrar, tmp->registrar)) &&
 			     (!con || !strcasecmp(tmp->name, con->name)) )
 				break;	/* found it */
@@ -5233,7 +5242,8 @@ void __ast_context_destroy(struct ast_context *con, const char *registrar)
 		if (!tmp)	/* not found, we are done */
 			break;
 		ast_mutex_lock(&tmp->lock);
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "delete ctx %s %s\n", tmp->name, tmp->registrar);
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "delete ctx %s %s\n", tmp->name, tmp->registrar);
 		next = tmp->next;
 		if (tmpl)
 			tmpl->next = next;
@@ -5927,7 +5937,8 @@ static int pbx_builtin_gotoif(struct ast_channel *chan, void *data)
 	branch = pbx_checkcondition(condition) ? branch1 : branch2;
 
 	if (ast_strlen_zero(branch)) {
-		ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Not taking any branch\n");
+		if (option_debug)
+			ast_log(LOG_DEBUG, "Not taking any branch\n");
 		return 0;
 	}