diff --git a/src/util.js b/src/util.js
index cb465f809..eaef316a6 100644
--- a/src/util.js
+++ b/src/util.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 // Backend uses the compiled file util.js
 // Frontend uses util.ts
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
-exports.getMonitorRelativeURL = exports.genSecret = exports.getCryptoRandomInt = exports.getRandomInt = exports.getRandomArbitrary = exports.TimeLogger = exports.polyfill = exports.log_debug = exports.log_error = exports.log_warn = exports.log_info = exports.ucfirst = exports.sleep = exports.flipStatus = exports.STATUS_PAGE_PARTIAL_DOWN = exports.STATUS_PAGE_ALL_UP = exports.STATUS_PAGE_ALL_DOWN = exports.PENDING = exports.UP = exports.DOWN = exports.appName = exports.isDev = void 0;
+exports.getMonitorRelativeURL = exports.genSecret = exports.getCryptoRandomInt = exports.getRandomInt = exports.getRandomArbitrary = exports.TimeLogger = exports.polyfill = exports.log_debug = exports.log_error = exports.log_warn = exports.log_info = exports.debug = exports.ucfirst = exports.sleep = exports.flipStatus = exports.STATUS_PAGE_PARTIAL_DOWN = exports.STATUS_PAGE_ALL_UP = exports.STATUS_PAGE_ALL_DOWN = exports.PENDING = exports.UP = exports.DOWN = exports.appName = exports.isDev = void 0;
 const _dayjs = require("dayjs");
 const dayjs = _dayjs;
 exports.isDev = process.env.NODE_ENV === "development";
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ function ucfirst(str) {
     return firstLetter.toUpperCase() + str.substr(1);
 }
 exports.ucfirst = ucfirst;
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use log_debug
+ * @param msg
+ */
+function debug(msg) {
+    log("", msg, "debug");
+}
+exports.debug = debug;
 function log(module, msg, level) {
     module = module.toUpperCase();
     level = level.toUpperCase();
diff --git a/src/util.ts b/src/util.ts
index 7bd920332..5c836825d 100644
--- a/src/util.ts
+++ b/src/util.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ export function ucfirst(str: string) {
     return firstLetter.toUpperCase() + str.substr(1);
 }
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated Use log_debug
+ * @param msg
+ */
+export function debug(msg: any) {
+    log("", msg, "debug");
+}
+
 function log(module: string, msg: any, level:string) {
     module = module.toUpperCase();
     level = level.toUpperCase();