diff --git a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
index d25711ed..72954503 100644
--- a/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
+++ b/PepperDashEssentials/ControlSystem.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ namespace PepperDash.Essentials
             //CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(s => GoWithLoad(), "go", "Loads configuration file",
             //    ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
 
+			CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(s =>
+			{
+				Debug.Console(0, Debug.ErrorLogLevel.Notice, "CONSOLE MESSAGE: {0}", s);
+			}, "appdebugmessage", "Writes message to log", ConsoleAccessLevelEnum.AccessOperator);
+
             CrestronConsole.AddNewConsoleCommand(s =>
             {
                 foreach (var tl in TieLineCollection.Default)