diff --git a/src/SASViyaApiClient.ts b/src/SASViyaApiClient.ts
index 5bc4c71..1690fa4 100644
--- a/src/SASViyaApiClient.ts
+++ b/src/SASViyaApiClient.ts
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ export class SASViyaApiClient {
       if (debug) {
         jobArguments['_OMITTEXTLOG'] = false
         jobArguments['_OMITSESSIONRESULTS'] = false
-        jobArguments['_DEBUG'] = 131
       }
 
       let fileName
@@ -367,6 +366,8 @@ export class SASViyaApiClient {
 
       if (variables) jobVariables = { ...jobVariables, ...variables }
 
+      if (debug) jobVariables = { ...jobVariables, _DEBUG: 131 }
+
       let files: any[] = []
 
       if (data) {