diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index 311583acb7..86925429ab 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 
 #include <QtMultimedia/QMediaPlayer>
 
+#include <QProcessEnvironment>
+
 #include <gl/QOpenGLContextWrapper.h>
 
 #include <ResourceScriptingInterface.h>
@@ -1120,6 +1122,11 @@ void Application::aboutToQuit() {
 }
 
 void Application::cleanupBeforeQuit() {
+    // add a logline indicating if QTWEBENGINE_REMOTE_DEBUGGING is set or not
+    QProcessEnvironment env;
+    bool webengineRemoteDebuggingSet = env.keys().contains("QTWEBENGINE_REMOTE_DEBUGGING");
+    qCDebug(interfaceapp) << "QTWEBENGINE_REMOTE_DEBUGGING =" << webengineRemoteDebuggingSet;
+
     // Stop third party processes so that they're not left running in the event of a subsequent shutdown crash.
 #ifdef HAVE_DDE
     DependencyManager::get<DdeFaceTracker>()->setEnabled(false);