diff --git a/testssl.sh b/testssl.sh
index f703faf..e3a6cf8 100755
--- a/testssl.sh
+++ b/testssl.sh
@@ -853,6 +853,7 @@ fileout() { # ID, SEVERITY, FINDING
 
 debugme() {
      [[ "$DEBUG" -ge 2 ]] && "$@"
+     return 0
 }
 
 hex2dec() {