diff --git a/nsis/cockatrice.nsi b/nsis/cockatrice.nsi
index 33cc496b..90ebfe50 100644
--- a/nsis/cockatrice.nsi
+++ b/nsis/cockatrice.nsi
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ SectionEnd
 
 Section "Start menu item" SecStartMenu
 	createDirectory "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice"
-	createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice\Cockatrice.lnk" "$INSTDIR\cockatrice.exe"
+	createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice\Cockatrice.lnk" "$INSTDIR\cockatrice.exe" '--debug-output'
 	createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice\Oracle.lnk" "$INSTDIR\oracle.exe"
 	createShortCut "$SMPROGRAMS\Cockatrice\Usermanual.lnk" "$INSTDIR\Usermanual.pdf"
 SectionEnd