diff --git a/lib/cdist/context.py b/lib/cdist/context.py
index 7bb700e8..f70e9752 100644
--- a/lib/cdist/context.py
+++ b/lib/cdist/context.py
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class Context(object):
         exec_path=sys.argv[0],
         debug=False):
 
+        self.debug      = debug
+
         self.target_host    = target_host
 
         # Only required for testing