diff --git a/bin/ADMIN_keepalive_AST_VDadapt.pl b/bin/ADMIN_keepalive_AST_VDadapt.pl
index 756de89a..254c1d41 100644
--- a/bin/ADMIN_keepalive_AST_VDadapt.pl
+++ b/bin/ADMIN_keepalive_AST_VDadapt.pl
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ if (!$running_VDAD)
 	{ 
 	if ($DB) {print "starting AST_VDadapt...\n";}
 	# add a '-L' to the command below to activate logging
-	`/usr/bin/screen -d -m -S ASTVDadapt $PATHhome/AST_VDadapt.pl`;
+	`/usr/bin/screen -d -m -S ASTVDadapt $PATHhome/AST_VDadapt.pl --debug`;
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/bin/AST_VDadapt.pl b/bin/AST_VDadapt.pl
index 08b06562..25f89400 100644
--- a/bin/AST_VDadapt.pl
+++ b/bin/AST_VDadapt.pl
@@ -172,6 +172,13 @@ if (length($ARGV[0])>1)
 			}
 	}
 }
+else
+{
+$CLIcampaign = '';
+$CLIlevel = '';
+$CLIloops = '1000000';
+$CLIdelay = '1';
+}
 
 # default path to astguiclient configuration file:
 $PATHconf =		'/etc/astguiclient.conf';