diff --git a/jms b/jms
index 1bb6bb56c..613de2fe3 100755
--- a/jms
+++ b/jms
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ LOG_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'logs')
 TMP_DIR = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'tmp')
 HTTP_HOST = CONFIG.HTTP_BIND_HOST or '127.0.0.1'
 HTTP_PORT = CONFIG.HTTP_LISTEN_PORT or 8080
-DEBUG = CONFIG.DEBUG
-LOG_LEVEL = CONFIG.LOG_LEVEL
+DEBUG = CONFIG.DEBUG or False
+LOG_LEVEL = CONFIG.LOG_LEVEL or 'INFO'
 
 START_TIMEOUT = 40
 WORKERS = 4