diff --git a/java/src/org/apache/xml/resolver/helpers/Debug.java b/java/src/org/apache/xml/resolver/helpers/Debug.java
index d9fb536..9797d6f 100644
--- a/java/src/org/apache/xml/resolver/helpers/Debug.java
+++ b/java/src/org/apache/xml/resolver/helpers/Debug.java
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
 
 package org.apache.xml.resolver.helpers;
 
-import org.apache.xml.resolver.CatalogManager;
-
 /**
  * <p>Static debugging/messaging class for Catalogs.</p>
  *
@@ -75,15 +73,20 @@ import org.apache.xml.resolver.CatalogManager;
  */
 public class Debug {
   /** The internal debug level. */
-    protected static int debug = CatalogManager.verbosity();
+  protected int debug = 0;
+
+  /** Constructor */
+  public Debug() {
+    // nop
+  }
 
   /** Set the debug level for future messages. */
-  public static void setDebug(int newDebug) {
+  public void setDebug(int newDebug) {
     debug = newDebug;
   }
 
   /** Get the current debug level. */
-  public static int getDebug() {
+  public int getDebug() {
     return debug;
   }
 
@@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ public class Debug {
    * value.
    * @param message The text of the message.
    */
-  public static void message(int level, String message) {
+  public void message(int level, String message) {
     if (debug >= level) {
       System.out.println(message);
     }
@@ -116,7 +119,7 @@ public class Debug {
    * @param message The text of the message.
    * @param spec An argument to the message.
    */
-  public static void message(int level, String message, String spec) {
+  public void message(int level, String message, String spec) {
     if (debug >= level) {
       System.out.println(message + ": " + spec);
     }
@@ -135,7 +138,7 @@ public class Debug {
    * @param spec1 An argument to the message.
    * @param spec2 Another argument to the message.
    */
-  public static void message(int level, String message,
+  public void message(int level, String message,
 			     String spec1, String spec2) {
     if (debug >= level) {
       System.out.println(message + ": " + spec1);