diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 280bb7a..ca72cef 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2024-10-04 - 1.1.0 - feat(SzPlatformClient)
+Add debug mode functionality to SzPlatformClient and SzEmailConnector
+
+- Introduced a debug mode in SzPlatformClient to handle authorization in test scenarios.
+- Updated SzEmailConnector to log emails and early return in debug mode for testing purposes.
+
 ## 2024-10-02 - 1.0.11 - fix(email,sms)
 Reorder debug logging to avoid confusion in email and sms connectors
 
diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index e0016ee..1f8dda5 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@serve.zone/platformclient',
-  version: '1.0.11',
+  version: '1.1.0',
   description: 'a module that makes it really easy to use the serve.zone platform inside your app'
 }
diff --git a/ts/classes.platformclient.ts b/ts/classes.platformclient.ts
index 9ee83b8..125ab32 100644
--- a/ts/classes.platformclient.ts
+++ b/ts/classes.platformclient.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { SzSmsConnector } from './email/classes.smsconnector.js';
 import * as plugins from './plugins.js';
 
 export class SzPlatformClient {
+  public debugMode = false;
   private authorizationString: string;
   public typedrouter = new plugins.typedrequest.TypedRouter();
   public typedsocket: plugins.typedsocket.TypedSocket;
@@ -19,6 +20,10 @@ export class SzPlatformClient {
     if (authorizationStringArg) this.authorizationString = authorizationStringArg;
     if (!this.authorizationString) this.authorizationString = process.env.SERVEZONE_PLATFROM_AUTHORIZATION;
     if (!this.authorizationString) throw new Error('authorizationString is required');
+    if (authorizationStringArg === 'test') {
+      this.debugMode = true;
+      return;
+    }
     this.typedsocket = await plugins.typedsocket.TypedSocket.createClient(this.typedrouter, await this.getConnectionAddress());
   }
 
diff --git a/ts/email/classes.emailconnector.ts b/ts/email/classes.emailconnector.ts
index 865cac2..108cd2b 100644
--- a/ts/email/classes.emailconnector.ts
+++ b/ts/email/classes.emailconnector.ts
@@ -13,13 +13,18 @@ export class SzEmailConnector {
   public async sendEmail(
     optionsArg: plugins.servezoneInterfaces.platformservice.mta.IRequest_SendEmail['request']
   ) {
-    if (process.env.SERVEZONE_PLATFORMCLIENT_DEBUG) {
+    if (this.platformClientRef.debugMode) {
       logger.log('info', `sent email with subject ${optionsArg.title} to ${optionsArg.to}
         body: 
         ${optionsArg.body.split('\n').map(line => `       ${line}`).join('\n')}
 
         `);
     }
+
+    if (this.platformClientRef.debugMode) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     const typedRequest =
       this.platformClientRef.typedsocket.createTypedRequest<plugins.servezoneInterfaces.platformservice.mta.IRequest_SendEmail>(
         'sendEmail'