diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 53eab59..f8968fc 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"embed"
+	"flag"
 	"io/fs"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
@@ -22,8 +23,18 @@ func main() {
 	http.HandleFunc("/", app.MainPageHandler)
 	http.HandleFunc("/lab", app.LabPageHandler)
 
-	http.Handle("/static/", http.FileServer(http.FS(app.WebFS)))
-	http.Handle("/labs/", http.FileServer(http.FS(app.LabsFS)))
+	debug := flag.Bool("d", false, "Debug flag for using local FS instead of embed")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *debug {
+		http.Handle("/static/", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./web")))
+		http.Handle("/labs/", http.StripPrefix("/labs", http.FileServer(http.Dir("./labs"))))
+		log.Println("Starting in debug mode...")
+	} else {
+		http.Handle("/static/", http.FileServer(http.FS(app.WebFS)))
+		http.Handle("/labs/", http.FileServer(http.FS(app.LabsFS)))
+		log.Println("Starting in normal mode...")
+	}
 
 	err := http.ListenAndServe(":80", nil)
 	log.Fatal(err)