diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4a3da7fe..2671be2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
             cling: On
             cling-version: '1.0'
             cppyy: On
+            debug: On
           #Commented out until Ubuntu on arm Github runner becomes available 
           #os key to be replaced once known
           #- name: ubu22-arm-gcc12-clang-repl-17
@@ -807,7 +808,7 @@ jobs:
         echo $GITHUB_ENV
 
     - name: Setup tmate session
-      if: ${{ failure() && runner.debug }}
+      if: ${{ runner.debug }}
       uses: mxschmitt/action-tmate@v3
       # When debugging increase to a suitable value!
       timeout-minutes: 30