diff --git a/src/ui/core/zcl_abapgit_html.clas.abap b/src/ui/core/zcl_abapgit_html.clas.abap
index 633e34d8f..5bfd46294 100644
--- a/src/ui/core/zcl_abapgit_html.clas.abap
+++ b/src/ui/core/zcl_abapgit_html.clas.abap
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ CLASS zcl_abapgit_html DEFINITION
         iv_str         TYPE string OPTIONAL
       RETURNING
         VALUE(rs_data_attr) TYPE zif_abapgit_html=>ty_data_attr .
+    CLASS-METHODS set_debug_mode
+      IMPORTING
+        iv_mode TYPE abap_bool.
   PROTECTED SECTION.
   PRIVATE SECTION.
 
@@ -105,8 +108,6 @@ CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_HTML IMPLEMENTATION.
 
   METHOD class_constructor.
 
-    DATA lv_mode TYPE tabname.
-
     CREATE OBJECT go_single_tags_re
       EXPORTING
         pattern     = '<(AREA|BASE|BR|COL|COMMAND|EMBED|HR|IMG|INPUT|LINK|META|PARAM|SOURCE|!)'
@@ -116,12 +117,13 @@ CLASS ZCL_ABAPGIT_HTML IMPLEMENTATION.
       val = ` `
       occ = c_max_indent ).
 
-    GET PARAMETER ID 'DBT' FIELD lv_mode.
-    gv_debug_mode = boolc( lv_mode = 'HREF' ).
-
   ENDMETHOD.
 
 
+  METHOD set_debug_mode.
+    gv_debug_mode = iv_mode.
+  ENDMETHOD.
+
   METHOD create.
     CREATE OBJECT ri_instance TYPE zcl_abapgit_html.
     IF iv_initial_chunk IS NOT INITIAL.
diff --git a/src/zabapgit_forms.prog.abap b/src/zabapgit_forms.prog.abap
index 951c79151..5b1b241af 100644
--- a/src/zabapgit_forms.prog.abap
+++ b/src/zabapgit_forms.prog.abap
@@ -246,6 +246,8 @@ FORM open_gui RAISING zcx_abapgit_exception.
         lv_action = zif_abapgit_definitions=>c_action-go_home.
     ENDCASE.
 
+    zcl_abapgit_html=>set_debug_mode( boolc( lv_mode = 'HREF' ) ).
+
     lcl_startup=>prepare_gui_startup( ).
     zcl_abapgit_ui_factory=>get_gui( )->go_home( lv_action ).
     CALL SELECTION-SCREEN 1001. " trigger screen