diff --git a/ginext/engine.go b/ginext/engine.go
index 8f43ad3..f1fbf12 100644
--- a/ginext/engine.go
+++ b/ginext/engine.go
@@ -51,6 +51,20 @@ type Options struct {
 
 // NewEngine creates a new (wrapped) ginEngine
 func NewEngine(opt Options) *GinWrapper {
+	ginDebug := langext.Coalesce(opt.GinDebug, true)
+	if ginDebug {
+		gin.SetMode(gin.DebugMode)
+
+		// do not debug-print routes
+		gin.DebugPrintRouteFunc = func(_, _, _ string, _ int) {}
+
+	} else {
+		gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
+
+		// do not debug-print routes
+		gin.DebugPrintRouteFunc = func(_, _, _ string, _ int) {}
+	}
+
 	engine := gin.New()
 
 	wrapper := &GinWrapper{
@@ -58,7 +72,7 @@ func NewEngine(opt Options) *GinWrapper {
 		opt:                   opt,
 		suppressGinLogs:       langext.Coalesce(opt.SuppressGinLogs, false),
 		allowCors:             langext.Coalesce(opt.AllowCors, false),
-		ginDebug:              langext.Coalesce(opt.GinDebug, true),
+		ginDebug:              ginDebug,
 		bufferBody:            langext.Coalesce(opt.BufferBody, false),
 		requestTimeout:        langext.Coalesce(opt.Timeout, 24*time.Hour),
 		listenerBeforeRequest: opt.ListenerBeforeRequest,
@@ -72,24 +86,10 @@ func NewEngine(opt Options) *GinWrapper {
 		engine.Use(CorsMiddleware())
 	}
 
-	if wrapper.ginDebug {
-		gin.SetMode(gin.DebugMode)
-
-		// do not debug-print routes
-		gin.DebugPrintRouteFunc = func(_, _, _ string, _ int) {}
-
-		if !wrapper.suppressGinLogs {
-			ginlogger := gin.Logger()
-			engine.Use(func(context *gin.Context) { ginlogger(context) })
-		}
-
-	} else {
-		gin.SetMode(gin.ReleaseMode)
-
-		// do not debug-print routes
-		gin.DebugPrintRouteFunc = func(_, _, _ string, _ int) {}
+	if ginDebug && !wrapper.suppressGinLogs {
+		ginlogger := gin.Logger()
+		engine.Use(func(context *gin.Context) { ginlogger(context) })
 	}
-
 	return wrapper
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 2f7749a..b993292 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ require (
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sse v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
-	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.21.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.22.0 // indirect
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.3 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/uuid v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
-	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.8 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 // indirect
 	github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.8 // indirect
 	github.com/leodido/go-urn v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.13 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f8d4816..ca4ac9c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.20.0 h1:K9ISHbSaI0lyB2eWMPJo+kOS/FBEx
 github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.20.0/go.mod h1:dbuPbCMFw/DrkbEynArYaCwl3amGuJotoKCe95atGMM=
 github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.21.0 h1:4fZA11ovvtkdgaeev9RGWPgc1uj3H8W+rNYyH/ySBb0=
 github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.21.0/go.mod h1:dbuPbCMFw/DrkbEynArYaCwl3amGuJotoKCe95atGMM=
+github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.22.0 h1:k6HsTZ0sTnROkhS//R0O+55JgM8C4Bx7ia+JlgcnOao=
+github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.22.0/go.mod h1:dbuPbCMFw/DrkbEynArYaCwl3amGuJotoKCe95atGMM=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0 h1:BCTh4TKNUYmOmMUcQ3IipzF5prigylS7XXjEkfCHuOE=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.8.1 h1:LedoTUt/eveggdHS9qUFC1EFSa8bU2+1pZjSRpvNJ1Y=
@@ -120,6 +122,8 @@ github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.7 h1:ehO88t2UGzQK66LMdE8tibEd1ErmzZjNEqWkjLA
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.7/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.8 h1:YcnTYrq7MikUT7k0Yb5eceMmALQPYBW/Xltxn0NAMnU=
 github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.8/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.0.9/go.mod h1:FInQzS24/EEf25PyTYn52gqo7WaD8xa0213Md/qVLRg=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.6 h1:ndNyv040zDGIDh8thGkXYjnFtiN02M1PVVF+JE/48xc=
 github.com/klauspost/cpuid/v2 v2.2.6/go.mod h1:Lcz8mBdAVJIBVzewtcLocK12l3Y+JytZYpaMropDUws=
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index 656ab82..e2b928d 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.471"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.472"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-06-11T19:39:43+0200"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2024-06-14T14:56:41+0200"