diff --git a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
index f5adf9b0..15e7e745 100644
--- a/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
+++ b/buildroot-external/rootfs-overlay/etc/mycroft/mycroft.conf
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
    "play_wav_cmdline": "aplay -Dhw:0,0 %1",
    "play_mp3_cmdline": "mpg123 -a hw:0,0 %1",
    "ipc_path": "/ramdisk/mycroft/ipc/",
+   "listener": {
+      "mute_during_output": false
+   },
    "ignore_logs": ["enclosure.mouth.viseme", "enclosure.mouth.display"],
-   "log_level": "INFO"
+   "log_level": "DEBUG"
 }