diff --git a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/MinecraftConnection.java b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/MinecraftConnection.java
index c3212d09..e99ddf21 100644
--- a/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/MinecraftConnection.java
+++ b/proxy/src/main/java/com/velocitypowered/proxy/connection/MinecraftConnection.java
@@ -157,9 +157,9 @@ public class MinecraftConnection extends ChannelInboundHandlerAdapter {
           logger.error("{}: read timed out", association);
         } else {
           boolean isQuietDecoderException = cause instanceof QuietDecoderException;
-          boolean willLogQuietDecoderException = isQuietDecoderException
+          boolean willLogQuietDecoderException = MinecraftDecoder.DEBUG || (isQuietDecoderException
               && !(sessionHandler instanceof LoginSessionHandler)
-              && !(sessionHandler instanceof HandshakeSessionHandler);
+              && !(sessionHandler instanceof HandshakeSessionHandler));
           if (willLogQuietDecoderException) {
             logger.error("{}: exception encountered in {}", association, sessionHandler, cause);
           } else if (isQuietDecoderException) {