diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index b9124fc..f08dc3b 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ import "github.com/gookit/config/json"
 
 // import "github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 
+// always override the debugging flag from the command line
+var debugging	*bool
+
 var customUsage = func() {
 	fmt.Fprintf(flag.CommandLine.Output(), "Usage of %s:\n", os.Args[0])
 	flag.PrintDefaults()
@@ -35,21 +38,17 @@ var customUsage = func() {
 }
 
 func parseFlags() {
-	var version       string
-	var nogui         bool
-	var debugging     bool
-	var hostname      string
-	var width         int
-	var height        int
+	var version	string
+	var hostname	string
+	var height	int
 
 	flag.StringVar  (&version,       "version",       "v0.1",       "Set compiled in version string")
-
 	flag.StringVar  (&hostname,      "hostname",      "localhost",  "Your full hostname")
-	flag.IntVar     (&width,         "width",         400,          "Width of the Window")
 	flag.IntVar     (&height,        "height",        600,          "Height of the Window")
 
-	flag.BoolVar    (&nogui,         "nogui",         nogui,        "Do not display the GUI")
-	flag.BoolVar    (&debugging,     "debugging",     debugging,    "Enable debugging")
+	width		:= flag.Int ("width",         400,          "Width of the Window")
+	debugging	 = flag.Bool("debugging",     false,        "Enable debugging")
+	nogui		:= flag.Bool("nogui",         false,        "Do not display the GUI")
 
 	// Set the output if something fails to stdout rather than stderr
 	flag.CommandLine.SetOutput(os.Stdout)
@@ -61,25 +60,38 @@ func parseFlags() {
 		log.Println("flag.Parse() worked")
 	} else {
 		log.Println("flag.Parse() failed")
+		onExit(nil)
 	}
 
-	if (debugging == true) {
-		log.Println("ENABLE DEBUG", debugging)
+	log.Println("ENABLE width =", *width)
+	log.Println("ENABLE nogui =", *nogui)
+	log.Println("ENABLE debugging =", *debugging)
+
+	// if (debugging == true) {
+	if (*debugging) {
+		log.Println("ENABLE width =", *width)
+		log.Println("ENABLE debugging =", *debugging)
 	} else {
-		log.Println("DISABLE DEBUG", debugging)
+		log.Println("DISABLE DEBUG debugging =", *debugging)
 	}
+	// os.Exit(0)
 
-	config.Set("width", width)
+	config.Set("width", *width)
 	config.Set("height", height)
 	config.Set("hostname", hostname)
-	config.Set("nogui", nogui)
-	config.Set("debugging", debugging)
+	config.Set("nogui", *nogui)
+	config.Set("debugging", *debugging)
+	log.Println("config.Set width", config.String("width"))
+	log.Println("config.Set debugging", config.Bool("debugging"))
 }
 
 func parseConfig(defaultConfig string) {
 	config.WithOptions(config.ParseEnv)
 	parseFlags()
 
+	log.Println("config.Set width", config.String("width"))
+	log.Println("config.Set debugging", config.Bool("debugging"))
+
 	config.LoadOSEnv([]string{"MAIL"})
 	config.LoadOSEnv([]string{"USER"})
 	config.LoadOSEnv([]string{"BUILDDEBUG"})
@@ -113,6 +125,9 @@ func parseConfig(defaultConfig string) {
 	filename := config.String("configfile")
 	config.LoadFiles(filename)
 
+	// always override the debugging flag from the command line
+	config.Set("debugging", *debugging)
+
 	for _, addr := range config.Strings("arr1") {
 		log.Println("addr =", addr)
 	}
@@ -135,7 +150,9 @@ func parseConfig(defaultConfig string) {
 
 	if (config.String("debugging") == "true") {
 		log.Println("ENABLE DEBUG", config.String("debugging"))
+		log.Println("ENABLE DEBUG", config.Bool("debugging"))
 	} else {
 		log.Println("DISABLE DEBUG", config.String("debugging"))
+		log.Println("DISABLE DEBUG", config.Bool("debugging"))
 	}
 }
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 25fb22d..e33fa43 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -39,16 +39,19 @@ func onExit(err error) {
 	time.Sleep(1 * 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
 
 	filename := config.String("configfile")
-	log.Println("SAVING CONFIG FILE AS:", filename)
+	if (filename == "") {
+		log.Println("NOT SAVING CONFIG FILE")
+	} else {
+		log.Println("SAVING CONFIG FILE AS:", filename)
+		f, err := os.Create(filename + ".yaml")
+		if err == nil {
+			config.DumpTo(f, "yaml")
+		}
 
-	f, err := os.Create(filename + ".yaml")
-	if err == nil {
-		config.DumpTo(f, "yaml")
-	}
-
-	f, err = os.Create(filename)
-	if err == nil {
-		config.DumpTo(f, "json")
+		f, err = os.Create(filename)
+		if err == nil {
+			config.DumpTo(f, "json")
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (err != nil) {
@@ -91,6 +94,9 @@ func main() {
 	gui.Data.GoVersion	= GOVERSION
 	gui.Data.ButtonClickNew = buttonClickNew
 	gui.Data.HomeDir	= user.HomeDir
+	gui.Data.Debug		= config.Bool("debugging")
+	log.Println("config Bool debugging = ", config.Bool("debugging"))
+	log.Println("gui.Data.Debug = ", gui.Data.Debug)
 
 	// Current User
 	log.Println("Hi " + user.Name + " (id: " + user.Uid + ")")