diff --git a/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/Makefile.conf b/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/Makefile.conf
index 71ee752..79ac8d4 100644
--- a/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/Makefile.conf
+++ b/test/java/foundation/pEp/jniadapter/test/Makefile.conf
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PEP_HOME_DIR=$(PEP_HOME_DIR_ALICE)
 CLASSPATH=.:$(DIST_DIR)/pEp.jar
 LD_LIB_PATH=.:$(DIST_DIR)
 
-JAVA=java -enableassertions -Xcheck:jni -cp $(CLASSPATH) -Djava.library.path=$(LD_LIB_PATH)
+JAVA=java -enableassertions -Xcheck:jni  -agentlib:jdwp=transport=dt_socket,server=y,suspend=n,address=*:5005 -cp $(CLASSPATH) -Djava.library.path=$(LD_LIB_PATH)
 
 PITYTEST_DIR=../../../pitytest