diff --git a/mininet/log.py b/mininet/log.py
index 17a1ac4..bb61592 100644
--- a/mininet/log.py
+++ b/mininet/log.py
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ class MininetLogger( Logger, object ):
 
 
 lg = MininetLogger()
-info, warn, error = lg.info, lg.warn, lg.error
+info, warn, error, debug = lg.info, lg.warn, lg.error, lg.debug