diff --git a/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper b/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
index 2462f216..511b4e4b 100755
--- a/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
+++ b/data_from_portwine/scripts/functions_helper
@@ -3159,6 +3159,7 @@ start_portwine () {
     if [[ "${PW_LOG}" == 1 ]] \
     || [[ -n "$PW_DEBUG" ]]
     then
+        check_variables GST_DEBUG "ERROR"
         check_variables WINEDEBUG "err+all"
         check_variables WINE_MONO_TRACE "E:System.NotImplementedException"
         check_variables VKBASALT_LOG_LEVEL "error"