diff --git a/src/scheduler.py b/src/scheduler.py
index d76162e79..a374b9062 100755
--- a/src/scheduler.py
+++ b/src/scheduler.py
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ def _stop(self, sub_id):
     def _run_job(self, job_config, runtime, platform, input_node):
         node = self._api_helper.create_job_node(job_config, input_node,
                                                 runtime, platform)
+        if 'debug' in input_node:
+            node['debug'] = input_node['debug']
         job = kernelci.runtime.Job(node, job_config)
         job.platform_config = platform
         job.storage_config = self._storage_config