diff --git a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/charts/charting_settings.py b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/charts/charting_settings.py
index c74adec0339..1f5f0f4ec43 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/charts/charting_settings.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/charts/charting_settings.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+"""Charting settings."""
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Optional
 
@@ -9,11 +10,14 @@ from openbb_core.env import Env
 
 # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
 class ChartingSettings:
+    """Charting settings."""
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         user_settings: Optional[UserSettings] = None,
         system_settings: Optional[SystemSettings] = None,
     ):
+        """Initialize charting settings."""
         user_settings = user_settings or UserSettings()
         system_settings = system_settings or SystemSettings()
 
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@ class ChartingSettings:
         self.python_version: str = system_settings.python_version
         self.test_mode = system_settings.test_mode
         self.app_id: str = get_app_id(user_data_directory)
-        self.debug_mode: bool = Env().DEBUG_MODE
+        self.debug_mode: bool = system_settings.debug_mode or Env().DEBUG_MODE
         self.headless: bool = system_settings.headless
         # User
         self.plot_enable_pywry: bool = user_settings.preferences.plot_enable_pywry
diff --git a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/system_settings.py b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/system_settings.py
index 71ac3b997ef..778cf2994d2 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/system_settings.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/model/system_settings.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ class SystemSettings(Tagged):
     api_settings: FastAPISettings = Field(default_factory=FastAPISettings)
 
     # Others
+    debug_mode: bool = False
     test_mode: bool = False
     headless: bool = False
 
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class SystemSettings(Tagged):
     def validate_posthog_handler(cls, values: "SystemSettings") -> "SystemSettings":
         """If the user has enabled log collection, then we need to add the Posthog."""
         if (
-            not any([values.test_mode, values.logging_suppress])
+            not any([values.test_mode, values.debug_mode, values.logging_suppress])
             and values.log_collect
             and "posthog" not in values.logging_handlers
         ):
diff --git a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/service/system_service.py b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/service/system_service.py
index f1b626987d6..511cd4bd45f 100644
--- a/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/service/system_service.py
+++ b/openbb_platform/core/openbb_core/app/service/system_service.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+"""System service."""
 import hashlib
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -18,11 +19,10 @@ class SystemService(metaclass=SingletonMeta):
         "headless",
         "logging_sub_app",
         "api_settings",
+        "debug_mode",
     }
 
-    PRO_VALIDATION_HASH = (
-        "300ac59fdcc8f899e0bc5c18cda8652220735da1a00e2af365efe9d8e5fe8306"
-    )
+    PRO_VALIDATION_HASH = "300ac59fdcc8f899e0bc5c18cda8652220735da1a00e2af365efe9d8e5fe8306"  # pragma: allowlist secret
 
     def __init__(
         self,