diff --git a/src/AnalyticsEventReporter.ts b/src/AnalyticsEventReporter.ts
index c3e0509..7c30579 100644
--- a/src/AnalyticsEventReporter.ts
+++ b/src/AnalyticsEventReporter.ts
@@ -47,11 +47,15 @@ export class AnalyticsEventReporter implements AnalyticsEventService {
   public async report(newPayload?: EventPayload): Promise<string> {
     if (this.config.debug) {
       console.log(
-        '[DEBUG] Merging the following payloads:\n' +
-          '\nOriginal Payload from call to `with`:\n' +
-          `\n${this.payload ? JSON.stringify(this.payload) : '{}'}\n` +
-          '\nNew Payload from call to `report:`\n' +
-          `\n${newPayload ? JSON.stringify(newPayload) : '{}'}\n`
+        `[DEBUG] Merging the following payloads:
+
+        Original Payload from call to \`with\`:
+
+        ${this.payload ? JSON.stringify(this.payload) : '{}'}
+
+        New Payload from call to \`report:\`
+        
+        ${newPayload ? JSON.stringify(newPayload) : '{}'}`
       );
     }
 
@@ -84,17 +88,18 @@ export class AnalyticsEventReporter implements AnalyticsEventService {
     const requestUrl = setupRequestUrl(this.config.env, this.config.region);
 
     if (this.config.debug) {
+      const reportMethod = shouldUseBeacon ? 'Beacon' : 'fetch()';
+      const sessionTrackingStatus = this.config.sessionTrackingEnabled
+        ? 'enabled'
+        : 'disabled';
       console.log(
-        '[DEBUG] The following Payload would be sent to the Yext Events API using ' +
-          (shouldUseBeacon ? 'Beacon. ' : 'fetch(). ') +
-          'Session Tracking is ' +
-          (this.config.sessionTrackingEnabled ? 'enabled.\n' : 'disabled.\n') +
-          'Request URL: ' +
-          requestUrl +
-          '\n' +
-          'To send the event to the Yext Events API, disable the debug flag in your AnalyticsConfig.\n',
+        `[DEBUG] The following Payload would be sent to the Yext Events API using ${reportMethod}.
+        The request url would be ${requestUrl}, with Session Tracking ${sessionTrackingStatus}.
+        To actually send the event, disable the debug flag in your AnalyticsConfig.`,
         finalPayload
       );
+      // Return early to prevent the request from being sent when debug mode is on.
+      return '';
     }
 
     // If useBeacon returns true, return boolean response of postWithBeacon as string.