diff --git a/tandoor_recipes/CHANGELOG.md b/tandoor_recipes/CHANGELOG.md
index eb6f2e389..39365d7fb 100644
--- a/tandoor_recipes/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/tandoor_recipes/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## 1.4.13 (02-06-2023)
+- add configuration option to disable debug mode.
+- add local storage folder for external recipe files that should map in to tandoor
 
 ## 1.4.12 (27-05-2023)
 - Update to latest version from TandoorRecipes/recipes
diff --git a/tandoor_recipes/README.md b/tandoor_recipes/README.md
index 9c0d951da..5e8ec7f8c 100644
--- a/tandoor_recipes/README.md
+++ b/tandoor_recipes/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ Required :
     "DB_TYPE": "list(sqlite|postgresql_external)" # Type of database to use.
     "SECRET_KEY": "str", # Your secret key
     "PORT": 9928 # By default, the webui is available on http://HAurl:9928. If you ever need to change the port, you should never do it within the app, but only through this option
+    "Environment": 0|1 # 1 is debug mode, 0 is normal mode. You should run in normal mode unless actively developing.
 Optional :
     "POSTGRES_HOST": "str?", # Needed for postgresql_external
     "POSTGRES_PORT": "str?", # Needed for postgresql_external
@@ -62,3 +63,7 @@ If you have in issue with your installation, please be sure to checkout github.
 ![image](https://github.com/TandoorRecipes/recipes/raw/develop/docs/preview.png)
 
 [repository]: https://github.com/alexbelgium/hassio-addons
+
+## External Recipe files
+The directory /config/addons_config/tandoor_recipes/externalfiles can be used for importing external files in to Tandoor. You can map this with /opt/recipes/externalfiles within Docker.
+As per directions here: https://docs.tandoor.dev/features/external_recipes/
diff --git a/tandoor_recipes/config.json b/tandoor_recipes/config.json
index cbb2b35bc..eaa77834a 100644
--- a/tandoor_recipes/config.json
+++ b/tandoor_recipes/config.json
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@
   ],
   "environment": {
     "DB_ENGINE": "django.db.backends.sqlite3",
-    "DEBUG": "1",
     "DISABLE_INGRESS": "true",
     "POSTGRES_DB": "/config/addons_config/tandoor_recipes/recipes.db",
     "TRUSTED_PROXIES": "**"
@@ -69,7 +68,8 @@
   "options": {
     "ALLOWED_HOSTS": "",
     "DB_TYPE": "sqlite",
-    "SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY"
+    "SECRET_KEY": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
+    "DEBUG": "0"
   },
   "panel_icon": "mdi:silverware-fork-knife",
   "panel_title": "Tandoor Recipes",
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@
     "POSTGRES_PASSWORD": "str?",
     "POSTGRES_PORT": "str?",
     "POSTGRES_USER": "str?",
-    "SECRET_KEY": "str"
+    "SECRET_KEY": "str",
+    "DEBUG": "list(1|0)"
   },
   "services": [
     "mysql:want"
diff --git a/tandoor_recipes/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh b/tandoor_recipes/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
index d69049af4..57e2a36df 100755
--- a/tandoor_recipes/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
+++ b/tandoor_recipes/rootfs/etc/cont-init.d/99-run.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 export ALLOWED_HOSTS=$(bashio::config 'ALLOWED_HOSTS') && bashio::log.blue "ALLOWED_HOSTS=$ALLOWED_HOSTS"
 export SECRET_KEY=$(bashio::config 'SECRET_KEY') && bashio::log.blue "SECRET_KEY=$SECRET_KEY"
+export DEBUG=$(bashio::config 'DEBUG') && bashio::log.blue "DEBUG=$DEBUG"
 
 CSRF_TRUSTED_ORIGINS="http://localhost"
 for element in ${ALLOWED_HOSTS//,/ }; do # Separate comma separated values
@@ -98,10 +99,12 @@ esac
 ##############
 echo "Creating symlinks"
 mkdir -p /config/addons_config/tandoor_recipes/mediafiles
+mkdir -p /config/addons_config/tandoor_recipes/externalfiles
 chmod -R 755 /config/addons_config/tandoor_recipes
 mkdir -p /data/recipes/staticfiles
 chmod 755 /data/recipes/staticfiles
 ln -s /config/addons_config/tandoor_recipes/mediafiles /opt/recipes
+ln -s /config/addons_config/tandoor_recipes/externalfiles /opt/recipes
 ln -s /data/recipes/staticfiles /opt/recipes
 
 bashio::log.info "Launching nginx"