diff --git a/.github/workflows/bullmq-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/bullmq-tests.yml
index af423dc367d7..e715a0022651 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bullmq-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bullmq-tests.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Configure/Build
         run: |
           cd $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/build
-          cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -GNinja
+          cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -GNinja
           ninja dragonfly
           ./dragonfly --alsologtostderr --dbfilename= --cluster_mode=emulated --lock_on_hashtags &