diff --git a/docker/alpine/Dockerfile.build b/docker/alpine/Dockerfile.build
index 42e0947f..76186153 100644
--- a/docker/alpine/Dockerfile.build
+++ b/docker/alpine/Dockerfile.build
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /app/data/config && \
 #-----------------------------------------
 FROM node:18-alpine3.17 AS main
 WORKDIR /app
-ENV NODE_ENV=production \
+ENV NODE_ENV=debug \
     # overrides only the default value of the settings (the actualy value can be overwritten through config.json)
     default-Database-dbFolder=/app/data/db \
     default-Media-folder=/app/data/images \