diff --git a/themes/default/js/greeter.js b/themes/default/js/greeter.js
index 1bb350b..ca6150f 100644
--- a/themes/default/js/greeter.js
+++ b/themes/default/js/greeter.js
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ class Theme {
 
 
 	session_toggle_handler( event ) {
-		let $session = $( event.target ).children( 'a' ),
+		let $session = $( event.target ),
 			session_name = $session.text(),
 			session_key = $session.attr( 'data-session-id' );
 
diff --git a/web-greeter/greeter.py b/web-greeter/greeter.py
index ee6d904..6a9579f 100644
--- a/web-greeter/greeter.py
+++ b/web-greeter/greeter.py
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ class WebGreeter(App):
         self.config.branding.update(branding_config)
         self.config.greeter.update(greeter_config)
 
+        self._config.debug_mode = greeter_config['debug_mode']
+
     def load_theme(self):
         self.logger.debug('Loading theme...')
         theme_url = '/{0}/{1}/index.html'.format(self.config.themes_dir, self.config.greeter.theme)