diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/AAA_Log.js b/web/app/assets/javascripts/AAA_Log.js
index ecd63180a..cd16f22b6 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/AAA_Log.js
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/AAA_Log.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(function(context, $) {
+(function (context, $) {
 
     "use strict";
 
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@
         });
     }
 
+    if (!console.debug) {
+        console.log("No console.debug found - defining...");
+        context.console.debug = function() { console.log(arguments); }
+    }
+
     context.JK.logger = context.console;
 
     // JW - some code to tone down logging. Uncomment the following, and