diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 03eb076d..cbe6cfce 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
       transparent: true,
       // we only want to show when the prompt
       // is ready for user input
-      show: isDev
+      show: process.env.HYPERTERM_DEBUG || isDev
     });
 
     win.loadURL(url);