diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/go/api_client.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/go/api_client.mustache
index 2b8f6f57aed..c6fb8867158 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/go/api_client.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/go/api_client.mustache
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ func (c *ApiClient) CallApi(path string, method string,
     queryParams map[string]string,
     formParams map[string]string) (*resty.Response, error) {
 
+    //set debug flag
+    configuration := NewConfiguration()
+    resty.SetDebug(configuration.Debug)
+    
     request := prepareRequest(postBody, headerParams, queryParams, formParams)
 
     switch strings.ToUpper(method) {
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/api_client.go b/samples/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/api_client.go
index d5cec88a330..97a6c9a8f02 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/api_client.go
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/go/go-petstore/api_client.go
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ func (c *ApiClient) CallApi(path string, method string,
     queryParams map[string]string,
     formParams map[string]string) (*resty.Response, error) {
 
+    //set debug flag
+    configuration := NewConfiguration()
+    resty.SetDebug(configuration.Debug)
+    
     request := prepareRequest(postBody, headerParams, queryParams, formParams)
 
     switch strings.ToUpper(method) {