diff --git a/bob/pad/face/extractor/SSR.py b/bob/pad/face/extractor/SSR.py
index da86bde64ef0f8502be2af185b083171a64894f9..c8cba95bfb2300afffe363394400ff651cfe1ea7 100644
--- a/bob/pad/face/extractor/SSR.py
+++ b/bob/pad/face/extractor/SSR.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ class SSR(Extractor, object):
     self.skin_threshold = skin_threshold
     self.skin_init = skin_init
     self.stride = stride
+    self.debug = debug
 
     self.skin_filter = bob.ip.skincolorfilter.SkinColorFilter()