diff --git a/app/management/commands/import.py b/app/management/commands/import.py
index b64cca0..fa3817d 100644
--- a/app/management/commands/import.py
+++ b/app/management/commands/import.py
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         parser.add_argument('--app_name', type=str, help="django app name that the model is connected to", default='app')
         parser.add_argument('--mother_range_reload', action='store_true', help="Whether we are trying to reload mother "
                                                                                "range relationship")
+        parser.add_argument('--debug', action='store_true', help="Whether we want to debug")
         parser.add_argument('--all', action='store_true', help="Imports all csvs")
 
     #  ./manage.py import --path /home/pcoder/Downloads/gmbadb/csvs/v2-LU_RedListCategories.csv --model_name RedListCategory --app_name app
@@ -306,6 +307,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         csv_folder_path = '/home/pcoder/Downloads/gmbadb/csvs'
         if options['csv_folder_path']:
             csv_folder_path = options['csv_folder_path']
+        debug = options.get('debug', None)
         if options.get('all'):
             print("Doing an import of all csvs")
             for csv_file_name, model_name in self.csv_files_models_dict.items():
@@ -399,7 +401,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
                             error_row_count += 1
                         continue
                     _object_dict = {self.cols_to_django_fields.get(key): value.lstrip('"').rstrip('"') for key, value in zip(header, row)}
-                    _object_dict = handle_object_dict(_object_dict, model_name)
+                    _object_dict = handle_object_dict(_object_dict, model_name, debug=debug)
                     try:
                         m = _model(**_object_dict)
                         m.save()