diff --git a/authentik/admin/views/policies.py b/authentik/admin/views/policies.py
index fd25167bf..8a5441686 100644
--- a/authentik/admin/views/policies.py
+++ b/authentik/admin/views/policies.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ class PolicyTestView(LoginRequiredMixin, DetailView, PermissionRequiredMixin, Fo
         user = form.cleaned_data.get("user")
 
         p_request = PolicyRequest(user)
+        p_request.debug = True
         p_request.http_request = self.request
         p_request.context = form.cleaned_data.get("context", {})
 
diff --git a/authentik/events/tasks.py b/authentik/events/tasks.py
index 43505b8e5..68b46f92b 100644
--- a/authentik/events/tasks.py
+++ b/authentik/events/tasks.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def event_trigger_handler(event_uuid: str, trigger_name: str):
     # Create the notification objects
     for transport in trigger.transports.all():
         for user in trigger.group.users.all():
-            LOGGER.debug("created notif")
+            LOGGER.debug("created notification")
             notification = Notification.objects.create(
                 severity=trigger.severity, body=event.summary, event=event, user=user
             )
diff --git a/authentik/policies/process.py b/authentik/policies/process.py
index 900614558..4eee182a2 100644
--- a/authentik/policies/process.py
+++ b/authentik/policies/process.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class PolicyProcess(PROCESS_CLASS):
         )
         try:
             policy_result = self.binding.policy.passes(self.request)
-            if self.binding.policy.execution_logging:
+            if self.binding.policy.execution_logging and not self.request.debug:
                 self.create_event(
                     EventAction.POLICY_EXECUTION,
                     message="Policy Execution",
@@ -94,8 +94,9 @@ class PolicyProcess(PROCESS_CLASS):
                 + "".join(format_tb(src_exc.__traceback__))
                 + str(src_exc)
             )
-            # Create policy exception event
-            self.create_event(EventAction.POLICY_EXCEPTION, message=error_string)
+            # Create policy exception event, only when we're not debugging
+            if not self.request.debug:
+                self.create_event(EventAction.POLICY_EXCEPTION, message=error_string)
             LOGGER.debug("P_ENG(proc): error", exc=src_exc)
             policy_result = PolicyResult(False, str(src_exc))
         policy_result.source_policy = self.binding.policy
diff --git a/authentik/policies/types.py b/authentik/policies/types.py
index df2ad1951..4ffa7a8a1 100644
--- a/authentik/policies/types.py
+++ b/authentik/policies/types.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class PolicyRequest:
     http_request: Optional[HttpRequest]
     obj: Optional[Model]
     context: dict[str, Any]
+    debug: bool = False
 
     def __init__(self, user: User):
         super().__init__()