1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/scripts/start.js b/scripts/start.js
index 6a5445f3..373fe8c8 100644
--- a/scripts/start.js
+++ b/scripts/start.js
@@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ const env = {
   DEV: 'true',
 };
 
+if (process.env.DEBUG) {
+  // If this is not set, the debugger will pause on the outer process rather
+  // than the relauncehd process making it harder to debug.
+  env.GEMINI_CLI_NO_RELAUNCH = 'true';
+}
 const child = spawn('node', nodeArgs, { stdio: 'inherit', env });
 
 child.on('close', (code) => {