diff --git a/backend/.env.template b/backend/.env.template
index dd46846a9..c1742ef93 100644
--- a/backend/.env.template
+++ b/backend/.env.template
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+DEBUG=true
+
 NEO4J_URI=bolt://localhost:7687
 NEO4J_USERNAME=neo4j
 NEO4J_PASSWORD=letmein
diff --git a/backend/src/graphql/GraphQL-Playground.md b/backend/src/graphql/GraphQL-Playground.md
index af248f112..33e371eb5 100644
--- a/backend/src/graphql/GraphQL-Playground.md
+++ b/backend/src/graphql/GraphQL-Playground.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # GraphQL Playground
 
+***Attention:** For using the GraphQL Playground set `DEBUG=true` in your backend `.env`, see `.env.template`!*
+
 To use GraphQL Playground, we need to know some basics:
 
 ## How To Login?