diff --git a/src/common/rclinit.cpp b/src/common/rclinit.cpp
index 91b61d7d..0dff013e 100644
--- a/src/common/rclinit.cpp
+++ b/src/common/rclinit.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@ RclConfig *recollinit(RclInitFlags flags,
 
     DebugLog::getdbl()->setloglevel(DEBDEB1);
     DebugLog::setfilename("stderr");
+    if (getenv("RECOLL_LOGDATE"))
+        DebugLog::getdbl()->logdate(1);
+
     RclConfig *config = new RclConfig(argcnf);
     if (!config || !config->ok()) {
 	reason = "Configuration could not be built:\n";
diff --git a/src/utils/debuglog.cpp b/src/utils/debuglog.cpp
index 05b3f3f3..3d76c52e 100644
--- a/src/utils/debuglog.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/debuglog.cpp
@@ -398,10 +398,14 @@ DebugLog *getdbl()
 #else /* TEST_DEBUGLOG */
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
 #include "debuglog.h"
 
 #if DEBUGLOG_USE_THREADS
-#define TEST_THREADS
+//#define TEST_THREADS
 #endif
 
 #ifdef TEST_THREADS