diff --git a/backend/posix/posix.go b/backend/posix/posix.go
index 85ad0dc..1c3bbaa 100644
--- a/backend/posix/posix.go
+++ b/backend/posix/posix.go
@@ -1763,7 +1763,7 @@ func validatePartChecksum(checksum s3response.Checksum, part types.CompletedPart
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !utils.IsValidChecksum(*cs.checksum, cs.algo, false) {
+		if !utils.IsValidChecksum(*cs.checksum, cs.algo) {
 			return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidChecksumPart)
 		}
 
diff --git a/backend/scoutfs/scoutfs.go b/backend/scoutfs/scoutfs.go
index 02c270d..08b0020 100644
--- a/backend/scoutfs/scoutfs.go
+++ b/backend/scoutfs/scoutfs.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func validatePartChecksum(checksum s3response.Checksum, part types.CompletedPart
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if !utils.IsValidChecksum(*cs.checksum, cs.algo, false) {
+		if !utils.IsValidChecksum(*cs.checksum, cs.algo) {
 			return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidChecksumPart)
 		}
 
diff --git a/s3api/controllers/base.go b/s3api/controllers/base.go
index 3c9fa39..9414be1 100644
--- a/s3api/controllers/base.go
+++ b/s3api/controllers/base.go
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ const (
 )
 
 func New(be backend.Backend, iam auth.IAMService, logger s3log.AuditLogger, evs s3event.S3EventSender, mm *metrics.Manager, debug bool, readonly bool) S3ApiController {
+	if debug {
+		debuglogger.SetDebugEnabled()
+	}
+
 	return S3ApiController{
 		be:       be,
 		iam:      iam,
@@ -267,7 +271,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) GetActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 			}
 		}
 		mxParts := ctx.Query("max-parts")
-		maxParts, err := utils.ParseUint(mxParts, c.debug)
+		maxParts, err := utils.ParseUint(mxParts)
 		if err != nil {
 			if c.debug {
 				debuglogger.Logf("error parsing max parts %q: %v",
@@ -374,7 +378,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) GetActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		}
 		maxParts := ctx.Get("X-Amz-Max-Parts")
 		partNumberMarker := ctx.Get("X-Amz-Part-Number-Marker")
-		maxPartsParsed, err := utils.ParseUint(maxParts, c.debug)
+		maxPartsParsed, err := utils.ParseUint(maxParts)
 		if err != nil {
 			if c.debug {
 				debuglogger.Logf("error parsing max parts %q: %v",
@@ -388,7 +392,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) GetActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 					BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
 				})
 		}
-		attrs, err := utils.ParseObjectAttributes(ctx, c.debug)
+		attrs, err := utils.ParseObjectAttributes(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return SendXMLResponse(ctx, nil, err,
 				&MetaOpts{
@@ -922,7 +926,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) ListActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 				})
 		}
 
-		maxkeys, err := utils.ParseUint(maxkeysStr, c.debug)
+		maxkeys, err := utils.ParseUint(maxkeysStr)
 		if err != nil {
 			if c.debug {
 				debuglogger.Logf("error parsing max keys %q: %v",
@@ -1055,7 +1059,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) ListActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 					BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
 				})
 		}
-		maxUploads, err := utils.ParseUint(maxUploadsStr, c.debug)
+		maxUploads, err := utils.ParseUint(maxUploadsStr)
 		if err != nil {
 			if c.debug {
 				debuglogger.Logf("error parsing max uploads %q: %v",
@@ -1106,7 +1110,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) ListActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 					BucketOwner: parsedAcl.Owner,
 				})
 		}
-		maxkeys, err := utils.ParseUint(maxkeysStr, c.debug)
+		maxkeys, err := utils.ParseUint(maxkeysStr)
 		if err != nil {
 			if c.debug {
 				debuglogger.Logf("error parsing max keys %q: %v",
@@ -1160,7 +1164,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) ListActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 			})
 	}
 
-	maxkeys, err := utils.ParseUint(maxkeysStr, c.debug)
+	maxkeys, err := utils.ParseUint(maxkeysStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		if c.debug {
 			debuglogger.Logf("error parsing max keys %q: %v",
@@ -1211,7 +1215,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutBucketActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	if ctx.Request().URI().QueryArgs().Has("tagging") {
 		parsedAcl := ctx.Locals("parsedAcl").(auth.ACL)
 
-		tagging, err := utils.ParseTagging(ctx.Body(), utils.TagLimitBucket, c.debug)
+		tagging, err := utils.ParseTagging(ctx.Body(), utils.TagLimitBucket)
 		if err != nil {
 			return SendResponse(ctx, err,
 				&MetaOpts{
@@ -1269,7 +1273,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutBucketActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		}
 
 		rulesCount := len(ownershipControls.Rules)
-		isValidOwnership := utils.IsValidOwnership(ownershipControls.Rules[0].ObjectOwnership, c.debug)
+		isValidOwnership := utils.IsValidOwnership(ownershipControls.Rules[0].ObjectOwnership)
 		if rulesCount != 1 || !isValidOwnership {
 			if c.debug && rulesCount != 1 {
 				debuglogger.Logf("ownership control rules should be 1, got %v", rulesCount)
@@ -1679,7 +1683,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutBucketActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 			})
 	}
 
-	if ok := utils.IsValidBucketName(bucket, c.debug); !ok {
+	if ok := utils.IsValidBucketName(bucket); !ok {
 		return SendResponse(ctx, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidBucketName),
 			&MetaOpts{
 				Logger:     c.logger,
@@ -1687,7 +1691,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutBucketActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 				Action:     metrics.ActionCreateBucket,
 			})
 	}
-	if ok := utils.IsValidOwnership(objectOwnership, c.debug); !ok {
+	if ok := utils.IsValidOwnership(objectOwnership); !ok {
 		return SendResponse(ctx, s3err.APIError{
 			Code:           "InvalidArgument",
 			Description:    fmt.Sprintf("Invalid x-amz-object-ownership header: %v", objectOwnership),
@@ -1838,7 +1842,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	}
 
 	if ctx.Request().URI().QueryArgs().Has("tagging") {
-		tagging, err := utils.ParseTagging(ctx.Body(), utils.TagLimitObject, c.debug)
+		tagging, err := utils.ParseTagging(ctx.Body(), utils.TagLimitObject)
 		if err != nil {
 			return SendResponse(ctx, err,
 				&MetaOpts{
@@ -2127,7 +2131,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 				})
 		}
 
-		algorithm, checksums, err := utils.ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx, c.debug)
+		algorithm, checksums, err := utils.ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			if c.debug {
 				debuglogger.Logf("err parsing checksum headers: %v", err)
@@ -2456,7 +2460,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		}
 
 		checksumAlgorithm := types.ChecksumAlgorithm(ctx.Get("x-amz-checksum-algorithm"))
-		err = utils.IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(checksumAlgorithm, c.debug)
+		err = utils.IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(checksumAlgorithm)
 		if err != nil {
 			return SendXMLResponse(ctx, nil, err,
 				&MetaOpts{
@@ -2467,7 +2471,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 				})
 		}
 
-		objLock, err := utils.ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx, c.debug)
+		objLock, err := utils.ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return SendResponse(ctx, err,
 				&MetaOpts{
@@ -2591,7 +2595,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 			})
 	}
 
-	objLock, err := utils.ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx, c.debug)
+	objLock, err := utils.ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return SendResponse(ctx, err,
 			&MetaOpts{
@@ -2602,7 +2606,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) PutActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 			})
 	}
 
-	algorithm, checksums, err := utils.ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx, c.debug)
+	algorithm, checksums, err := utils.ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return SendResponse(ctx, err,
 			&MetaOpts{
@@ -3662,7 +3666,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) CreateActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 				})
 		}
 
-		_, checksums, err := utils.ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx, c.debug)
+		_, checksums, err := utils.ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx)
 		if err != nil {
 			return SendXMLResponse(ctx, nil, err,
 				&MetaOpts{
@@ -3674,7 +3678,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) CreateActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 		}
 
 		checksumType := types.ChecksumType(ctx.Get("x-amz-checksum-type"))
-		err = utils.IsChecksumTypeValid(checksumType, c.debug)
+		err = utils.IsChecksumTypeValid(checksumType)
 		if err != nil {
 			return SendXMLResponse(ctx, nil, err,
 				&MetaOpts{
@@ -3752,7 +3756,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) CreateActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 			})
 	}
 
-	objLockState, err := utils.ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx, c.debug)
+	objLockState, err := utils.ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return SendXMLResponse(ctx, nil, err,
 			&MetaOpts{
@@ -3765,7 +3769,7 @@ func (c S3ApiController) CreateActions(ctx *fiber.Ctx) error {
 
 	metadata := utils.GetUserMetaData(&ctx.Request().Header)
 
-	checksumAlgorithm, checksumType, err := utils.ParseCreateMpChecksumHeaders(ctx, c.debug)
+	checksumAlgorithm, checksumType, err := utils.ParseCreateMpChecksumHeaders(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return SendXMLResponse(ctx, nil, err,
 			&MetaOpts{
diff --git a/s3api/debuglogger/logger.go b/s3api/debuglogger/logger.go
index cf856c3..a434a9d 100644
--- a/s3api/debuglogger/logger.go
+++ b/s3api/debuglogger/logger.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
 )
@@ -81,9 +82,19 @@ func LogFiberResponseDetails(ctx *fiber.Ctx) {
 	}
 }
 
+var debugEnabled atomic.Bool
+
+// SetDebugEnabled sets the debug mode
+func SetDebugEnabled() {
+	debugEnabled.Store(true)
+}
+
 // Logf is the same as 'fmt.Printf' with debug prefix,
 // a color added and '\n' at the end
 func Logf(format string, v ...any) {
+	if !debugEnabled.Load() {
+		return
+	}
 	debugPrefix := "[DEBUG]: "
 	fmt.Printf(yellow+debugPrefix+format+reset+"\n", v...)
 }
diff --git a/s3api/utils/signed-chunk-reader.go b/s3api/utils/signed-chunk-reader.go
index c0079ac..af15aa3 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/signed-chunk-reader.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/signed-chunk-reader.go
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ func (cr *ChunkReader) parseChunkHeaderBytes(header []byte) (int64, string, int,
 				return cr.handleRdrErr(err, header)
 			}
 
-			if !IsValidChecksum(checksum, algo, cr.debug) {
+			if !IsValidChecksum(checksum, algo) {
 				return 0, "", 0, s3err.GetInvalidTrailingChecksumHeaderErr(trailer)
 			}
 
diff --git a/s3api/utils/utils.go b/s3api/utils/utils.go
index 86e8856..6eb906f 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/utils.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/utils.go
@@ -177,21 +177,17 @@ func SetMetaHeaders(ctx *fiber.Ctx, meta map[string]string) {
 	ctx.Response().Header.EnableNormalizing()
 }
 
-func ParseUint(str string, debug bool) (int32, error) {
+func ParseUint(str string) (int32, error) {
 	if str == "" {
 		return 1000, nil
 	}
 	num, err := strconv.ParseInt(str, 10, 32)
 	if err != nil {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("invalid intager provided: %v\n", err)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("invalid intager provided: %v\n", err)
 		return 1000, fmt.Errorf("invalid int: %w", err)
 	}
 	if num < 0 {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("negative intager provided: %v\n", num)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("negative intager provided: %v\n", num)
 		return 1000, fmt.Errorf("negative uint: %v", num)
 	}
 	if num > 1000 {
@@ -218,7 +214,7 @@ func StreamResponseBody(ctx *fiber.Ctx, rdr io.ReadCloser, bodysize int) {
 	ctx.Context().SetBodyStream(rdr, bodysize)
 }
 
-func IsValidBucketName(bucket string, debug bool) bool {
+func IsValidBucketName(bucket string) bool {
 	if len(bucket) < 3 || len(bucket) > 63 {
 		debuglogger.Logf("bucket name length should be in 3-63 range, got: %v\n", len(bucket))
 		return false
@@ -304,7 +300,7 @@ func FilterObjectAttributes(attrs map[s3response.ObjectAttributes]struct{}, outp
 	return output
 }
 
-func ParseObjectAttributes(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (map[s3response.ObjectAttributes]struct{}, error) {
+func ParseObjectAttributes(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (map[s3response.ObjectAttributes]struct{}, error) {
 	attrs := map[s3response.ObjectAttributes]struct{}{}
 	var err error
 	ctx.Request().Header.VisitAll(func(key, value []byte) {
@@ -316,9 +312,7 @@ func ParseObjectAttributes(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (map[s3response.ObjectAtt
 			for _, a := range oattrs {
 				attr := s3response.ObjectAttributes(a)
 				if !attr.IsValid() {
-					if debug {
-						debuglogger.Logf("invalid object attribute: %v\n", attr)
-					}
+					debuglogger.Logf("invalid object attribute: %v\n", attr)
 					err = s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidObjectAttributes)
 					break
 				}
@@ -332,9 +326,7 @@ func ParseObjectAttributes(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (map[s3response.ObjectAtt
 	}
 
 	if len(attrs) == 0 {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("empty get object attributes")
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("empty get object attributes")
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrObjectAttributesInvalidHeader)
 	}
 
@@ -347,15 +339,13 @@ type objLockCfg struct {
 	LegalHoldStatus types.ObjectLockLegalHoldStatus
 }
 
-func ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (*objLockCfg, error) {
+func ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (*objLockCfg, error) {
 	legalHoldHdr := ctx.Get("X-Amz-Object-Lock-Legal-Hold")
 	objLockModeHdr := ctx.Get("X-Amz-Object-Lock-Mode")
 	objLockDate := ctx.Get("X-Amz-Object-Lock-Retain-Until-Date")
 
 	if (objLockDate != "" && objLockModeHdr == "") || (objLockDate == "" && objLockModeHdr != "") {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("one of 2 required params is missing: (lock date): %v, (lock mode): %v\n", objLockDate, objLockModeHdr)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("one of 2 required params is missing: (lock date): %v, (lock mode): %v\n", objLockDate, objLockModeHdr)
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrObjectLockInvalidHeaders)
 	}
 
@@ -363,15 +353,11 @@ func ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (*objLockCfg, error) {
 	if objLockDate != "" {
 		rDate, err := time.Parse(time.RFC3339, objLockDate)
 		if err != nil {
-			if debug {
-				debuglogger.Logf("failed to parse retain until date: %v\n", err)
-			}
+			debuglogger.Logf("failed to parse retain until date: %v\n", err)
 			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidRequest)
 		}
 		if rDate.Before(time.Now()) {
-			if debug {
-				debuglogger.Logf("expired retain until date: %v\n", rDate.Format(time.RFC3339))
-			}
+			debuglogger.Logf("expired retain until date: %v\n", rDate.Format(time.RFC3339))
 			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrPastObjectLockRetainDate)
 		}
 		retainUntilDate = rDate
@@ -382,18 +368,14 @@ func ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (*objLockCfg, error) {
 	if objLockMode != "" &&
 		objLockMode != types.ObjectLockModeCompliance &&
 		objLockMode != types.ObjectLockModeGovernance {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("invalid object lock mode: %v\n", objLockMode)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("invalid object lock mode: %v\n", objLockMode)
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidObjectLockMode)
 	}
 
 	legalHold := types.ObjectLockLegalHoldStatus(legalHoldHdr)
 
 	if legalHold != "" && legalHold != types.ObjectLockLegalHoldStatusOff && legalHold != types.ObjectLockLegalHoldStatusOn {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("invalid object lock legal hold status: %v\n", legalHold)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("invalid object lock legal hold status: %v\n", legalHold)
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidLegalHoldStatus)
 	}
 
@@ -404,7 +386,7 @@ func ParsObjectLockHdrs(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (*objLockCfg, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func IsValidOwnership(val types.ObjectOwnership, debug bool) bool {
+func IsValidOwnership(val types.ObjectOwnership) bool {
 	switch val {
 	case types.ObjectOwnershipBucketOwnerEnforced:
 		return true
@@ -413,9 +395,7 @@ func IsValidOwnership(val types.ObjectOwnership, debug bool) bool {
 	case types.ObjectOwnershipObjectWriter:
 		return true
 	default:
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("invalid object ownership: %v\n", val)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("invalid object ownership: %v\n", val)
 		return false
 	}
 }
@@ -510,14 +490,12 @@ func (cv ChecksumValues) Headers() string {
 	return result
 }
 
-func ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (types.ChecksumAlgorithm, ChecksumValues, error) {
+func ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (types.ChecksumAlgorithm, ChecksumValues, error) {
 	sdkAlgorithm := types.ChecksumAlgorithm(strings.ToUpper(ctx.Get("X-Amz-Sdk-Checksum-Algorithm")))
 
-	err := IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(sdkAlgorithm, debug)
+	err := IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(sdkAlgorithm)
 	if err != nil {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("invalid checksum algorithm: %v\n", sdkAlgorithm)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("invalid checksum algorithm: %v\n", sdkAlgorithm)
 		return "", nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -532,11 +510,9 @@ func ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (types.ChecksumAlgorithm,
 		}
 
 		algo := types.ChecksumAlgorithm(strings.ToUpper(strings.TrimPrefix(string(key), "X-Amz-Checksum-")))
-		err := IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(algo, debug)
+		err := IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(algo)
 		if err != nil {
-			if debug {
-				debuglogger.Logf("invalid checksum header: %s\n", key)
-			}
+			debuglogger.Logf("invalid checksum header: %s\n", key)
 			hdrErr = s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidChecksumHeader)
 			return
 		}
@@ -549,14 +525,12 @@ func ParseChecksumHeaders(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (types.ChecksumAlgorithm,
 	}
 
 	if len(checksums) > 1 {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("multiple checksum headers provided: %v\n", checksums.Headers())
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("multiple checksum headers provided: %v\n", checksums.Headers())
 		return sdkAlgorithm, checksums, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrMultipleChecksumHeaders)
 	}
 
 	for al, val := range checksums {
-		if !IsValidChecksum(val, al, debug) {
+		if !IsValidChecksum(val, al) {
 			return sdkAlgorithm, checksums, s3err.GetInvalidChecksumHeaderErr(fmt.Sprintf("x-amz-checksum-%v", strings.ToLower(string(al))))
 		}
 		// If any other checksum value is provided,
@@ -578,32 +552,28 @@ var checksumLengths = map[types.ChecksumAlgorithm]int{
 	types.ChecksumAlgorithmSha256:    32,
 }
 
-func IsValidChecksum(checksum string, algorithm types.ChecksumAlgorithm, debug bool) bool {
+func IsValidChecksum(checksum string, algorithm types.ChecksumAlgorithm) bool {
 	decoded, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(checksum)
 	if err != nil {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("failed to parse checksum base64: %v\n", err)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("failed to parse checksum base64: %v\n", err)
 		return false
 	}
 
 	expectedLength, exists := checksumLengths[algorithm]
 	if !exists {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("unknown checksum algorithm: %v\n", algorithm)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("unknown checksum algorithm: %v\n", algorithm)
 		return false
 	}
 
 	isValid := len(decoded) == expectedLength
-	if !isValid && debug {
+	if !isValid {
 		debuglogger.Logf("decoded checksum length: (expected): %v, (got): %v\n", expectedLength, len(decoded))
 	}
 
 	return isValid
 }
 
-func IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(alg types.ChecksumAlgorithm, debug bool) error {
+func IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(alg types.ChecksumAlgorithm) error {
 	alg = types.ChecksumAlgorithm(strings.ToUpper(string(alg)))
 	if alg != "" &&
 		alg != types.ChecksumAlgorithmCrc32 &&
@@ -611,9 +581,7 @@ func IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(alg types.ChecksumAlgorithm, debug bool) error {
 		alg != types.ChecksumAlgorithmSha1 &&
 		alg != types.ChecksumAlgorithmSha256 &&
 		alg != types.ChecksumAlgorithmCrc64nvme {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("invalid checksum algorithm: %v\n", alg)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("invalid checksum algorithm: %v\n", alg)
 		return s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidChecksumAlgorithm)
 	}
 
@@ -621,13 +589,11 @@ func IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(alg types.ChecksumAlgorithm, debug bool) error {
 }
 
 // Validates the provided checksum type
-func IsChecksumTypeValid(t types.ChecksumType, debug bool) error {
+func IsChecksumTypeValid(t types.ChecksumType) error {
 	if t != "" &&
 		t != types.ChecksumTypeComposite &&
 		t != types.ChecksumTypeFullObject {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("invalid checksum type: %v\n", t)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("invalid checksum type: %v\n", t)
 		return s3err.GetInvalidChecksumHeaderErr("x-amz-checksum-type")
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -667,13 +633,11 @@ var checksumMap checksumSchema = checksumSchema{
 }
 
 // Checks if checksum type and algorithm are supported together
-func checkChecksumTypeAndAlgo(algo types.ChecksumAlgorithm, t types.ChecksumType, debug bool) error {
+func checkChecksumTypeAndAlgo(algo types.ChecksumAlgorithm, t types.ChecksumType) error {
 	typeSchema := checksumMap[algo]
 	_, ok := typeSchema[t]
 	if !ok {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("checksum type and algorithm mismatch: (type): %v, (algorithm): %v\n", t, algo)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("checksum type and algorithm mismatch: (type): %v, (algorithm): %v\n", t, algo)
 		return s3err.GetChecksumSchemaMismatchErr(algo, t)
 	}
 
@@ -681,29 +645,27 @@ func checkChecksumTypeAndAlgo(algo types.ChecksumAlgorithm, t types.ChecksumType
 }
 
 // Parses and validates the x-amz-checksum-algorithm and x-amz-checksum-type headers
-func ParseCreateMpChecksumHeaders(ctx *fiber.Ctx, debug bool) (types.ChecksumAlgorithm, types.ChecksumType, error) {
+func ParseCreateMpChecksumHeaders(ctx *fiber.Ctx) (types.ChecksumAlgorithm, types.ChecksumType, error) {
 	algo := types.ChecksumAlgorithm(ctx.Get("x-amz-checksum-algorithm"))
-	if err := IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(algo, debug); err != nil {
+	if err := IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(algo); err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
 	}
 
 	chType := types.ChecksumType(ctx.Get("x-amz-checksum-type"))
-	if err := IsChecksumTypeValid(chType, debug); err != nil {
+	if err := IsChecksumTypeValid(chType); err != nil {
 		return "", "", err
 	}
 
 	// Verify if checksum algorithm is provided, if
 	// checksum type is specified
 	if chType != "" && algo == "" {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("checksum type can only be used with checksum algorithm: (type): %v\n", chType)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("checksum type can only be used with checksum algorithm: (type): %v\n", chType)
 		return algo, chType, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrChecksumTypeWithAlgo)
 	}
 
 	// Verify if the checksum type is supported for
 	// the provided checksum algorithm
-	if err := checkChecksumTypeAndAlgo(algo, chType, debug); err != nil {
+	if err := checkChecksumTypeAndAlgo(algo, chType); err != nil {
 		return algo, chType, err
 	}
 
@@ -732,13 +694,11 @@ const (
 )
 
 // Parses and validates tagging
-func ParseTagging(data []byte, limit TagLimit, debug bool) (map[string]string, error) {
+func ParseTagging(data []byte, limit TagLimit) (map[string]string, error) {
 	var tagging s3response.TaggingInput
 	err := xml.Unmarshal(data, &tagging)
 	if err != nil {
-		if debug {
-			debuglogger.Logf("invalid taggging: %s", data)
-		}
+		debuglogger.Logf("invalid taggging: %s", data)
 		return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrMalformedXML)
 	}
 
@@ -746,14 +706,10 @@ func ParseTagging(data []byte, limit TagLimit, debug bool) (map[string]string, e
 	if tLen > int(limit) {
 		switch limit {
 		case TagLimitObject:
-			if debug {
-				debuglogger.Logf("bucket tagging length exceeds %v: %v", limit, tLen)
-			}
+			debuglogger.Logf("bucket tagging length exceeds %v: %v", limit, tLen)
 			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrObjectTaggingLimited)
 		case TagLimitBucket:
-			if debug {
-				debuglogger.Logf("object tagging length exceeds %v: %v", limit, tLen)
-			}
+			debuglogger.Logf("object tagging length exceeds %v: %v", limit, tLen)
 			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrBucketTaggingLimited)
 		}
 	}
@@ -763,26 +719,20 @@ func ParseTagging(data []byte, limit TagLimit, debug bool) (map[string]string, e
 	for _, tag := range tagging.TagSet.Tags {
 		// validate tag key
 		if len(tag.Key) == 0 || len(tag.Key) > 128 {
-			if debug {
-				debuglogger.Logf("tag key should 0 < tag.Key <= 128, key: %v", tag.Key)
-			}
+			debuglogger.Logf("tag key should 0 < tag.Key <= 128, key: %v", tag.Key)
 			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagKey)
 		}
 
 		// validate tag value
 		if len(tag.Value) > 256 {
-			if debug {
-				debuglogger.Logf("invalid long tag value: (length): %v, (value): %v", len(tag.Value), tag.Value)
-			}
+			debuglogger.Logf("invalid long tag value: (length): %v, (value): %v", len(tag.Value), tag.Value)
 			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrInvalidTagValue)
 		}
 
 		// make sure there are no duplicate keys
 		_, ok := tagSet[tag.Key]
 		if ok {
-			if debug {
-				debuglogger.Logf("duplicate tag key: %v", tag.Key)
-			}
+			debuglogger.Logf("duplicate tag key: %v", tag.Key)
 			return nil, s3err.GetAPIError(s3err.ErrDuplicateTagKey)
 		}
 
diff --git a/s3api/utils/utils_test.go b/s3api/utils/utils_test.go
index 9db30f1..247f0e3 100644
--- a/s3api/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/s3api/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func TestIsValidBucketName(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := IsValidBucketName(tt.args.bucket, false); got != tt.want {
+			if got := IsValidBucketName(tt.args.bucket); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("IsValidBucketName() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestParseUint(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := ParseUint(tt.args.str, false)
+			got, err := ParseUint(tt.args.str)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("ParseMaxKeys() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func TestIsValidOwnership(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := IsValidOwnership(tt.args.val, false); got != tt.want {
+			if got := IsValidOwnership(tt.args.val); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("IsValidOwnership() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ func TestIsChecksumAlgorithmValid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(tt.args.alg, false); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			if err := IsChecksumAlgorithmValid(tt.args.alg); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("IsChecksumAlgorithmValid() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
 		})
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ func TestIsValidChecksum(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if got := IsValidChecksum(tt.args.checksum, tt.args.algorithm, false); got != tt.want {
+			if got := IsValidChecksum(tt.args.checksum, tt.args.algorithm); got != tt.want {
 				t.Errorf("IsValidChecksum() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ func TestIsChecksumTypeValid(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := IsChecksumTypeValid(tt.args.t, false); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			if err := IsChecksumTypeValid(tt.args.t); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("IsChecksumTypeValid() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
 		})
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ func Test_checkChecksumTypeAndAlgo(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			if err := checkChecksumTypeAndAlgo(tt.args.algo, tt.args.t, false); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+			if err := checkChecksumTypeAndAlgo(tt.args.algo, tt.args.t); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("checkChecksumTypeAndAlgo() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 			}
 		})
@@ -890,7 +890,6 @@ func TestParseTagging(t *testing.T) {
 		data        s3response.TaggingInput
 		overrideXML []byte
 		limit       TagLimit
-		debug       bool
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
@@ -1010,7 +1009,7 @@ func TestParseTagging(t *testing.T) {
 					t.Fatalf("error marshalling input: %v", err)
 				}
 			}
-			got, err := ParseTagging(data, tt.args.limit, tt.args.debug)
+			got, err := ParseTagging(data, tt.args.limit)
 
 			if !errors.Is(err, tt.wantErr) {
 				t.Errorf("expected error %v, got %v", tt.wantErr, err)