diff --git a/bazarr.py b/bazarr.py
index 405158a2b..5411e6585 100644
--- a/bazarr.py
+++ b/bazarr.py
@@ -3,35 +3,14 @@ import threading
 import time
 import os
 import sys
-import getopt
-
-config_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data/')
-no_update = False
-
-arguments = []
-try:
-    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:],"h:",["no-update", "config="])
-except getopt.GetoptError:
-    print 'bazarr.py -h --no-update --config <config_directory>'
-    sys.exit(2)
-for opt, arg in opts:
-    arguments.append(opt)
-    if arg != '':
-        arguments.append(arg)
-
-    if opt == '-h':
-        print 'bazarr.py -h --no-update --config <config_directory>'
-        sys.exit()
-    elif opt in ("--no-update"):
-        no_update = True
-    elif opt in ("--config"):
-        config_dir = arg
 
+from bazarr.get_argv import config_dir, arguments
 
 dir_name = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
+
 def start_bazarr():
-    script = [sys.executable, "-u", os.path.normcase(os.path.join(globals()['dir_name'], 'bazarr/main.py'))] + globals()['arguments']
+    script = [sys.executable, "-u", os.path.normcase(os.path.join(globals()['dir_name'], 'bazarr/main.py'))] + arguments
 
     ep = sp.Popen(script, stdout=sp.PIPE, stderr=sp.STDOUT, stdin=sp.PIPE)
     print "Bazarr starting..."
diff --git a/bazarr/__init__.py b/bazarr/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bad5790a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bazarr/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# coding=utf-8
diff --git a/bazarr/get_argv.py b/bazarr/get_argv.py
index 5a2b27587..4b24615f2 100644
--- a/bazarr/get_argv.py
+++ b/bazarr/get_argv.py
@@ -4,17 +4,26 @@ import getopt
 
 config_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '../data/')
 no_update = False
+console_debug = False
+arguments = []
+
 
 try:
-    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:],"h:",["no-update", "config="])
+    opts, args = getopt.getopt(sys.argv[1:],"h:",["no-update", "config=", "debug"])
 except getopt.GetoptError:
     print 'bazarr.py -h --no-update --config <config_directory>'
     sys.exit(2)
+
 for opt, arg in opts:
+    arguments.append(opt)
+    if arg != '':
+        arguments.append(arg)
     if opt == '-h':
         print 'bazarr.py -h --no-update --config <config_directory>'
         sys.exit()
-    elif opt in ("--no-update"):
+    elif opt in "--no-update":
         no_update = True
-    elif opt in ("--config"):
-        config_dir = arg
\ No newline at end of file
+    elif opt in "--config":
+        config_dir = arg
+    elif opt in "--debug":
+        console_debug = True
diff --git a/bazarr/main.py b/bazarr/main.py
index ed698df59..5d4b6a927 100644
--- a/bazarr/main.py
+++ b/bazarr/main.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ bazarr_version = '0.6.7'
 import gc
 gc.enable()
 
-from get_argv import config_dir, no_update
+from get_argv import config_dir, no_update, console_debug
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ log_level = get_general_settings()[4]
 if log_level is None:
     log_level = "INFO"
 
+
 class OneLineExceptionFormatter(logging.Formatter):
     def formatException(self, exc_info):
         """
@@ -43,8 +44,8 @@ class OneLineExceptionFormatter(logging.Formatter):
             s = s.replace('\n', '') + '|'
         return s
 
-def configure_logging():
-    global fh
+
+def configure_logging(console_debug=False):
     fh = TimedRotatingFileHandler(os.path.join(config_dir, 'log/bazarr.log'), when="midnight", interval=1, backupCount=7)
     f = OneLineExceptionFormatter('%(asctime)s|%(levelname)s|%(message)s|',
                                   '%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S')
@@ -52,14 +53,29 @@ def configure_logging():
     logging.getLogger("enzyme").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
     logging.getLogger("apscheduler").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     logging.getLogger("subliminal").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+    logging.getLogger("subliminal_patch").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
+    logging.getLogger("subzero").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     logging.getLogger("guessit").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     logging.getLogger("rebulk").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
+    logging.getLogger("urllib3").setLevel(logging.WARNING)
     logging.getLogger("stevedore.extension").setLevel(logging.CRITICAL)
     root = logging.getLogger()
     root.setLevel(log_level)
     root.addHandler(fh)
 
-configure_logging()
+    if console_debug:
+        logging.getLogger("subliminal").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        logging.getLogger("subliminal_patch").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        logging.getLogger("subzero").setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+        sh = logging.StreamHandler(sys.stdout)
+        cf = logging.Formatter('%(asctime)-15s - %(name)-32s (%(thread)x) :  %(levelname)s (%(module)s:%(lineno)d) '
+                               '- %(message)s')
+        sh.setFormatter(cf)
+        root.addHandler(sh)
+
+
+configure_logging(console_debug=console_debug)
+
 
 import requests
 if get_proxy_settings()[0] != 'None':