diff --git a/kitty/child-monitor.c b/kitty/child-monitor.c
index f4a5320eb..1828c03c4 100644
--- a/kitty/child-monitor.c
+++ b/kitty/child-monitor.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ draw_resizing_text(OSWindow *w) {
 static inline bool
 no_render_frame_received_recently(OSWindow *w, monotonic_t now, monotonic_t max_wait) {
     bool ans = now - w->last_render_frame_received_at > max_wait;
-    if (ans) log_error("No render frame received in %.2f seconds, re-requesting at: %f", monotonic_t_to_s_double(max_wait), monotonic_t_to_s_double(now));
+    if (ans && global_state.debug_rendering) log_error("No render frame received in %.2f seconds, re-requesting at: %f", monotonic_t_to_s_double(max_wait), monotonic_t_to_s_double(now));
     return ans;
 }
 
diff --git a/kitty/cli.py b/kitty/cli.py
index e27048652..6175f9664 100644
--- a/kitty/cli.py
+++ b/kitty/cli.py
@@ -662,10 +662,11 @@ can open a new kitty window to replay the commands with::
 Path to file in which to store the raw bytes received from the child process
 
 
---debug-gl
+--debug-rendering --debug-gl
 type=bool-set
-Debug OpenGL commands. This will cause all OpenGL calls to check for errors
-instead of ignoring them. Useful when debugging rendering problems
+Debug rendering commands. This will cause all OpenGL calls to check for errors
+instead of ignoring them. Also prints out miscellaneous debug information.
+Useful when debugging rendering problems
 
 
 --debug-keyboard
diff --git a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
index 8bcb00fdb..7bdd303a6 100644
--- a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
+++ b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ def update_window_visibility(
 def set_options(
     opts: Options,
     is_wayland: bool = False,
-    debug_gl: bool = False,
+    debug_rendering: bool = False,
     debug_font_fallback: bool = False
 ) -> None:
     pass
diff --git a/kitty/gl.c b/kitty/gl.c
index cab14738a..b15fe0009 100644
--- a/kitty/gl.c
+++ b/kitty/gl.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ gl_init() {
         if (!gl_version) {
             fatal("Loading the OpenGL library failed");
         }
-        if (!global_state.debug_gl) {
+        if (!global_state.debug_rendering) {
             gladUninstallGLDebug();
         }
         gladSetGLPostCallback(check_for_gl_error);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gl_init() {
         glad_loaded = true;
         int gl_major = GLAD_VERSION_MAJOR(gl_version);
         int gl_minor = GLAD_VERSION_MINOR(gl_version);
-        if (global_state.debug_gl) printf("GL version string: '%s' Detected version: %d.%d\n", glGetString(GL_VERSION), gl_major, gl_minor);
+        if (global_state.debug_rendering) printf("GL version string: '%s' Detected version: %d.%d\n", glGetString(GL_VERSION), gl_major, gl_minor);
         if (gl_major < OPENGL_REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR || (gl_major == OPENGL_REQUIRED_VERSION_MAJOR && gl_minor < OPENGL_REQUIRED_VERSION_MINOR)) {
             fatal("OpenGL version is %d.%d, version >= 3.3 required for kitty", gl_major, gl_minor);
         }
diff --git a/kitty/main.py b/kitty/main.py
index bc7bf8cee..16ad3354b 100644
--- a/kitty/main.py
+++ b/kitty/main.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class AppRunner:
 
     def __call__(self, opts: OptionsStub, args: CLIOptions, bad_lines: Sequence[BadLine] = ()) -> None:
         set_scale(opts.box_drawing_scale)
-        set_options(opts, is_wayland(), args.debug_gl, args.debug_font_fallback)
+        set_options(opts, is_wayland(), args.debug_rendering, args.debug_font_fallback)
         set_font_family(opts, debug_font_matching=args.debug_font_fallback)
         try:
             _run_app(opts, args, bad_lines)
diff --git a/kitty/state.c b/kitty/state.c
index 6577160c7..e8432b032 100644
--- a/kitty/state.c
+++ b/kitty/state.c
@@ -577,14 +577,14 @@ PYWRAP1(handle_for_window_id) {
 
 PYWRAP1(set_options) {
     PyObject *ret, *opts;
-    int is_wayland = 0, debug_gl = 0, debug_font_fallback = 0;
-    PA("O|ppp", &opts, &is_wayland, &debug_gl, &debug_font_fallback);
+    int is_wayland = 0, debug_rendering = 0, debug_font_fallback = 0;
+    PA("O|ppp", &opts, &is_wayland, &debug_rendering, &debug_font_fallback);
     global_state.is_wayland = is_wayland ? true : false;
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     global_state.has_render_frames = true;
 #endif
     if (global_state.is_wayland) global_state.has_render_frames = true;
-    global_state.debug_gl = debug_gl ? true : false;
+    global_state.debug_rendering = debug_rendering ? true : false;
     global_state.debug_font_fallback = debug_font_fallback ? true : false;
 #define GA(name) ret = PyObject_GetAttrString(opts, #name); if (ret == NULL) return NULL;
 #define SS(name, dest, convert) { GA(name); dest = convert(ret); Py_DECREF(ret); if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL; }
diff --git a/kitty/state.h b/kitty/state.h
index ce7f3dc98..0a55e0c94 100644
--- a/kitty/state.h
+++ b/kitty/state.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ typedef struct {
     bool terminate;
     bool is_wayland;
     bool has_render_frames;
-    bool debug_gl, debug_font_fallback;
+    bool debug_rendering, debug_font_fallback;
     bool has_pending_resizes, has_pending_closes;
     bool in_sequence_mode;
     bool tab_bar_hidden;