diff --git a/internal/requests/requests.go b/internal/requests/requests.go
index 999b26a82..70cb9d407 100644
--- a/internal/requests/requests.go
+++ b/internal/requests/requests.go
@@ -216,24 +216,22 @@ func (c *Client) Do(p *RequestParams) (*HTTPResponse, error) {
 		c.Logger.Info("############### THIS IS A DRY-RUN  ###############")
 		c.Logger.Info("the request would have been sent to: %s", req.URL)
 
-		// Check the content type to determine what to log
-		contentType := req.Header.Get("Content-Type")
-		if strings.Contains(contentType, "multipart/form-data") {
-			// Log only the JSON fields for multipart/form-data
-			c.Logger.Info("this is the payload data that would be sent in a real run:")
-			for key, value := range jsonFields {
-				c.Logger.Info("Field: %s, Value: %+v", key, string(value.([]byte)))
-			}
-		} else if req.Body != nil {
-			// For non-multipart requests, log the full JSON body
-			reqBody, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to read request body to %s : %v", req.URL, err)
-			}
-			c.Logger.Info("this is the payload that would be sent in a real run: \n %+v", string(reqBody))
+		// log the payload
+		err := c.PayloadOutput(req, jsonFields, "this is the payload that would be sent in a real run:")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 		return nil, nil
 	} else {
+		if c.Debug && req.Body != nil {
+			// log the payload
+			c.Logger.Info("############### PAYLOAD ###############")
+			c.Logger.Info("payload sent to: %s", req.URL)
+			err := c.PayloadOutput(req, jsonFields, "this is the payload being sent:")
+			if err != nil {
+				c.Logger.Error("failed to log payload: %v \nContinuing with the request...", err)
+			}
+		}
 		resp, err := c.HttpClient.Do(req)
 		if err != nil {
 			// err from retryable client is detailed enough
@@ -279,3 +277,26 @@ func (c *Client) Do(p *RequestParams) (*HTTPResponse, error) {
 		return &HTTPResponse{string(body), resp}, nil
 	}
 }
+
+func (c *Client) PayloadOutput(req *http.Request, jsonFields map[string]interface{}, message string) error {
+	// Check the content type to determine what to log
+	contentType := req.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+	if strings.Contains(contentType, "multipart/form-data") {
+		// Log only the JSON fields for multipart/form-data
+		c.Logger.Info(message)
+		for key, value := range jsonFields {
+			c.Logger.Info("Field: %s, Value: %+v", key, string(value.([]byte)))
+		}
+	} else if req.Body != nil {
+		// For non-multipart requests, log the full JSON body
+		// Create a copy of the body to avoid consuming the original stream
+		bodyBytes, err := io.ReadAll(req.Body)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to read request body to %s : %v", req.URL, err)
+		}
+		// Restore the body for the actual request
+		req.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer(bodyBytes))
+		c.Logger.Info("%s \n %+v", message, string(bodyBytes))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/requests/requests_test.go b/internal/requests/requests_test.go
index e348b734a..c71777012 100644
--- a/internal/requests/requests_test.go
+++ b/internal/requests/requests_test.go
@@ -386,6 +386,63 @@ func (suite *RequestsTestSuite) TestDo() {
 	}
 }
 
+func (suite *RequestsTestSuite) TestDebugPayloadOutput() {
+	for _, t := range []struct {
+		name             string
+		params           *RequestParams
+		wantError        bool
+		expectedLog      string
+		expectedErrorMsg string
+		expectedBody     string
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "PUT request with debug logs payload",
+			params: &RequestParams{
+				Method: http.MethodPut,
+				URL:    "http://localhost:8001/api/v2/environments/docs-cmd-test-user-shared",
+				DryRun: false,
+				Token:  "eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJpZCI6ImNkNzg4OTg5In0.e8i_lA_QrEhFncb05Xw6E_tkCHU9QfcY4OLTVUCHffY",
+				Payload: struct {
+					Name              string `json:"name"`
+					Type              string `json:"type"`
+					Description       string `json:"description"`
+					IncludeScaling    bool   `json:"include_scaling"`
+					RequireProvenance bool   `json:"require_provenance"`
+				}{
+					Name:              "test-environment",
+					Type:              "K8S",
+					Description:       "test-environment",
+					IncludeScaling:    true,
+					RequireProvenance: true,
+				},
+			},
+			expectedLog: "############### PAYLOAD ###############\npayload sent to: http://localhost:8001/api/v2/environments/docs-cmd-test-user-shared\nthis is the payload being sent: \n {\n    \"name\": \"test-environment\",\n    \"type\": \"K8S\",\n    \"description\": \"test-environment\",\n    \"include_scaling\": true,\n    \"require_provenance\": true\n}\n",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "GET request with debug does not log non-existent payload",
+			params: &RequestParams{
+				Method: http.MethodGet,
+				URL:    "https://app.kosli.com/api/v2/environments/cyber-dojo",
+				DryRun: false,
+			},
+		},
+	} {
+		suite.Suite.Run(t.name, func() {
+			buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+			client, err := NewKosliClient("", 1, true, logger.NewLogger(buf, buf, false))
+			require.NoError(suite.Suite.T(), err)
+			resp, err := client.Do(t.params)
+			require.NoError(suite.Suite.T(), err)
+
+			output := buf.String()
+			require.Equal(suite.Suite.T(), t.expectedLog, output)
+			if t.expectedBody != "" {
+				require.Equal(suite.Suite.T(), t.expectedBody, resp.Body)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func (suite *RequestsTestSuite) TestCreateMultipartRequestBody() {
 	for _, t := range []struct {
 		name                      string