diff --git a/tests/scripts/test007-replication b/tests/scripts/test007-replication
index 53d71b2775..f42683199b 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/test007-replication
+++ b/tests/scripts/test007-replication
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ for i in 0 1 2 3 4 5; do
 done
 
 echo "Starting slurpd..."
-$SLURPD -f $MASTERCONF -d 4 -t $REPLDIR > $SLURPLOG 2>&1 &
+$SLURPD -f $MASTERCONF -d ${SLURPD_DEBUG-4} -t $REPLDIR > $SLURPLOG 2>&1 &
 SLURPPID=$!
 
 echo "Using ldapadd to populate the master directory..."