diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
index 05b48a5c..9b2e38ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo apt-get install ${{ env.APT_PACKAGES }}
 
       - name: Build unit tests
-        run: make -j $(nproc) test
+        run: DEBUG=1 make -j $(nproc) test
 
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: (set -o pipefail && bin/piscsi_test | tee piscsi_test_log.txt)