diff --git a/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/options/RunBaseOptions.java b/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/options/RunBaseOptions.java
index b53dfb96..8dfc814b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/options/RunBaseOptions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/rundeck/client/tool/options/RunBaseOptions.java
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
 public interface RunBaseOptions extends JobIdentOptions, FollowOptions, OptionalProjectOptions, NodeFilterOptions {
     @Option(shortName = "l",
             longName = "loglevel",
-            description = "Run the command using the specified LEVEL. LEVEL can be verbose, info, warning, error.",
+            description = "Run the command using the specified LEVEL. LEVEL can be debug, verbose, info, warning, error.",
             defaultValue = {"info"},
-            pattern = "(verbose|info|warning|error)")
+            pattern = "(debug|verbose|info|warning|error)")
     String getLoglevel();
 
-    @Option(hidden = true, pattern = "(verbose|info|warning|error)")
+    @Option(hidden = true, pattern = "(debug|verbose|info|warning|error)")
     String getLogevel();
 
     boolean isLogevel();
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/RetrySpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/RetrySpec.groovy
index ef8cc0da..bbeb3790 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/RetrySpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/RetrySpec.groovy
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ package org.rundeck.client.tool.commands
 import org.rundeck.client.api.RundeckApi
 import org.rundeck.client.api.model.Execution
 import org.rundeck.client.api.model.JobFileUploadResult
-import org.rundeck.client.api.model.JobItem
 import org.rundeck.client.api.model.JobRun
 import org.rundeck.client.tool.RdApp
 import org.rundeck.client.tool.options.RetryBaseOptions
-import org.rundeck.client.tool.options.RunBaseOptions
 import org.rundeck.client.util.Client
 import org.rundeck.toolbelt.CommandOutput
 import org.rundeck.toolbelt.InputError
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/RunSpec.groovy b/src/test/groovy/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/RunSpec.groovy
index 66bd6c36..826d217c 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/RunSpec.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/org/rundeck/client/tool/commands/RunSpec.groovy
@@ -64,6 +64,36 @@ class RunSpec extends Specification {
         0 * api._(*_)
         result
 
+    }
+    def "run command loglevel debug"() {
+
+        given:
+        def api = Mock(RundeckApi)
+
+        def opts = Mock(RunBaseOptions) {
+            isJob() >> true
+            isProject() >> true
+            getProject() >> 'ProjectName'
+            getJob() >> 'a group/path/a job'
+            getLoglevel()>>'debug'
+        }
+        def retrofit = new Retrofit.Builder().baseUrl('http://example.com/fake/').build()
+        def client = new Client(api, retrofit, null, null, 17, true, null)
+        def hasclient = Mock(RdApp) {
+            getClient() >> client
+        }
+        Run run = new Run(hasclient)
+        def out = Mock(CommandOutput)
+        when:
+        def result = run.run(opts, out)
+
+        then:
+        1 * api.listJobs('ProjectName', null, null, 'a job', 'a group/path') >>
+                Calls.response([new JobItem(id: 'fakeid')])
+        1 * api.runJob('fakeid', null, 'DEBUG', null, null) >> Calls.response(new Execution(id: 123, description: ''))
+        0 * api._(*_)
+        result
+
     }
 
     @Unroll