diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index c738e2ef78..d88e08ebf0 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -462,3 +462,9 @@ Rom    1 Feb 2011
     win_build/installerv2/redist/Windows/x64/
         boinccas.dll
         boinccas95.dll
+
+David  1 Feb 2011
+    - create_work: add -d option
+
+    tools/
+        create_work.cpp
diff --git a/tools/create_work.cpp b/tools/create_work.cpp
index bce5584857..4d4f021725 100644
--- a/tools/create_work.cpp
+++ b/tools/create_work.cpp
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
     while (i < argc) {
         if (arg(argv, i, "appname")) {
             strcpy(app.name, argv[++i]);
+        } else if (arg(argv, i, "d")) {
+            int dl = atoi(argv[++i]);
+            log_messages.set_debug_level(dl);
+            if (dl ==4) g_print_queries = true;
         } else if (arg(argv, i, "wu_name")) {
             strcpy(wu.name, argv[++i]);
         } else if (arg(argv, i, "wu_template")) {