diff --git a/Assets/Scenes/MainMenu.unity b/Assets/Scenes/MainMenu.unity
index 1e8f25c..f3f6f8a 100644
--- a/Assets/Scenes/MainMenu.unity
+++ b/Assets/Scenes/MainMenu.unity
@@ -2400,6 +2400,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   deathCanvas: {fileID: 0}
   isPaused: 0
   pauseMenuCanvas: {fileID: 0}
+  inDebugMode: 1
 --- !u!114 &2038492347
 MonoBehaviour:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/DebugSceneSwitcher.cs b/Assets/Scripts/DebugSceneSwitcher.cs
index 81541c8..9b7eb19 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/DebugSceneSwitcher.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/DebugSceneSwitcher.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ public class DebugSceneSwitcher : MonoBehaviour
 {
     
     void Awake() {
+        if (!GameObject.Find("StateController").GetComponent<StateController>().inDebugMode) {
+            Destroy(this.gameObject);
+        }
         // check to see if a debug canvas already exists
         if (GameObject.FindGameObjectWithTag("DebugCanvas") != null) {
             Destroy(this.gameObject);
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/StateController.cs b/Assets/Scripts/StateController.cs
index 423081e..4688a06 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/StateController.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/StateController.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ public class StateController : MonoBehaviour {
     public bool isPaused = false;
     public GameObject pauseMenuCanvas;
 
+    [Header("Debug")]
+    public bool inDebugMode;
     GameObject debugCanvas;
 
     void Awake() {
@@ -27,8 +29,10 @@ public class StateController : MonoBehaviour {
         DontDestroyOnLoad(this.gameObject);
         SceneManager.sceneLoaded += OnSceneLoaded;
 
-        debugCanvas = GameObject.Find("DebugCanvas");
-        debugCanvas.SetActive(false);
+        if (inDebugMode) {
+            debugCanvas = GameObject.Find("DebugCanvas");
+            debugCanvas.SetActive(false);
+        }
     }
 
     void OnSceneLoaded(Scene scene, LoadSceneMode mode) { 
@@ -52,7 +56,9 @@ public class StateController : MonoBehaviour {
     }
 
     void OnToggleDebugMenu() {
-        debugCanvas.SetActive(!debugCanvas.activeSelf);
+        if (inDebugMode) {
+            debugCanvas.SetActive(!debugCanvas.activeSelf);
+        }
     }
 
     void OnPause() {