diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 10ca804..b23a74a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ test:
   script:
   - mkdir -p build
   - cd build
-  - qmake $PRO_FILE
+  - qmake CONFIG+=debug $PRO_FILE
   - make check
 
 # memory leak check for unittest