diff --git a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
index 76cb9d277..8a670467a 100644
--- a/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
+++ b/docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+7.2.2
+ - fix: Show Debugging option not working
+
 7.2.1
  - Made a change to version tag commits to deal with unusually long commit
    times.
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Session/ErrorHandler.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Session/ErrorHandler.pm
index 9e5b8656a..02db3288d 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Session/ErrorHandler.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Session/ErrorHandler.pm
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Returns true if the user meets the condition to see debugging information and de
 sub canShowDebug {
 	my $self = shift;
 	return 0 unless ($self->session->setting->get("showDebug"));
-	return 0 unless ($self->session->http->getMimeType eq "text/html");
+	return 0 unless (substr($self->session->http->getMimeType(),0,9) eq "text/html");
 	return 1 if ($self->session->setting->get("debugIp") eq "");
 	my $ips = $self->session->setting->get("debugIp");
 	$ips =~ s/\s+//g;