diff --git a/indra/lib/python/indra/util/named_query.py b/indra/lib/python/indra/util/named_query.py
index cdce8237c8fbab54ea027b997712ca2b7d957f54..693b483f792f485d206dbac812865a6fef3d0170 100644
--- a/indra/lib/python/indra/util/named_query.py
+++ b/indra/lib/python/indra/util/named_query.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 from indra.base import llsd
 from indra.base import config
 
+DEBUG = False
 NQ_FILE_SUFFIX = None
 NQ_FILE_SUFFIX_LEN = None