diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4d5625e..86b41c0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ GNU AGPLv3 code
 
 Further options:
 - Change what morss does
-- Environment variable `DEBUG=`: to have some feedback from the script execution. Useful for debugging. On Apache, can be set via the `SetEnv` instruction
+- Environment variable `DEBUG=`: to have some feedback from the script execution. Useful for debugging. On Apache, can be set via the `SetEnv` instruction (see sample `.htaccess` provided).
 - `callback=NAME`: for JSONP calls
 - `cors`: allow Cross-origin resource sharing (allows XHR calls from other servers)
 - `txt`: changes the http content-type to txt (for faster "`view-source:`")
diff --git a/www/.htaccess b/www/.htaccess
index 9b5238d..e698c86 100644
--- a/www/.htaccess
+++ b/www/.htaccess
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@ ErrorDocument 403 "Access forbidden"
 ErrorDocument 404 /cgi/main.py
 ErrorDocument 500 "A very nasty bug found his way onto this very server"
 
+# Uncomment below line to turn debug on for all requests
+#SetEnv DEBUG 1
+
+# Uncomment below line to turn debug on for requests with :debug in the url
+#SetEnvIf Request_URI :debug DEBUG 1
+
 <Files ~ "\.(py|pyc|db|log)$">
 	deny from all
 </Files>