diff --git a/lib/plugins/output-filter/dropEventsFilter.js b/lib/plugins/output-filter/dropEventsFilter.js
index 8a1778e4..85fb026f 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/output-filter/dropEventsFilter.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/output-filter/dropEventsFilter.js
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ function testCondition (data, fieldName, condition) {
 }
 
 function logStatus (debug, a, b, c, d) {
-  if (debug === 'true') {
-    consoleLogger.log(JSON.stringify(['drop-filter-events plugin:', a, b, c]))
+  if (debug != false) {
+    consoleLogger.debug(`drop-events plugin: ${a} ${b} ${c} ${d}`.replace(/undefined/g, '-'))
   }
 }
 
@@ -26,23 +26,27 @@ function dropEventsFilter (context, config, eventEmitter, data, callback) {
       var exclude = config.filters[config.keys[i]].exclude
       if (config.filters[config.keys[i]].include) {
         drop = (!testCondition(data, config.keys[i], include)) || drop
-        logStatus(debug, config.keys[i], 'include', drop)
+        logStatus(debug, config.keys[i], 'include', drop, config.filters[config.keys[i]].include)
       }
       if (config.filters[config.keys[i]].exclude) {
         drop = testCondition(data, config.keys[i], exclude) || drop
-        logStatus(debug, config.keys[i], 'exclude', drop)
+        logStatus(debug, config.keys[i], 'exclude', drop, config.filters[config.keys[i]].exclude)
       }
     }
-    logStatus('filter result', drop)
+    logStatus(debug, 'filter result', drop)
     if (drop) {
-      logStatus(debug, 'drop', data)
+      if (debug) {
+        logStatus(debug, 'drop', JSON.stringify(data))
+      }
       return callback(new Error('drop filter'))
     } else {
-      logStatus(debug, 'pass', data)
+      if (debug) {
+        logStatus(debug, 'pass', JSON.stringify(data))
+      }
       return callback(null, data)
     }
   } catch (ex) {
-    logStatus(debug, ex)
+    logStatus(debug, 'exceptoion', ex)
     // pass events in case of error
     return callback(null, data)
   }