diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/ServerConfigurationBean.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/ServerConfigurationBean.java
index 564dfc5623..07cd4f7b17 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/ServerConfigurationBean.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/filesys/ServerConfigurationBean.java
@@ -2012,6 +2012,23 @@ public class ServerConfigurationBean extends AbstractServerConfigurationBean {
     
       SecurityConfigSection secConfig = new SecurityConfigSection( this);
       
+      try
+      {
+    	  // Check if ACL manager debugging is enabled
+    	  
+    	  GenericConfigElement params = new GenericConfigElement( "");
+    	  
+    	  if ( config.getConfigElement("aclDebug") != null)
+    		  params.addChild( new GenericConfigElement("debug"));
+    		  
+    	  // Use the default ACL manager
+      
+    	  secConfig.setAccessControlManager( "org.alfresco.jlan.server.auth.acl.DefaultAccessControlManager", params);
+      }
+      catch ( Exception ex) {
+    	  throw new AlfrescoRuntimeException("Failed to set ACL manager", ex);
+      }
+      
       try
       {
         // Check if global access controls have been specified