diff --git a/src/common/vars.ts b/src/common/vars.ts
index e3651be2c6..1df1e0f5df 100644
--- a/src/common/vars.ts
+++ b/src/common/vars.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { defineGlobal } from "./utils/defineGlobal";
 
 export const isMac = process.platform === "darwin"
 export const isWindows = process.platform === "win32"
-export const isDebugging = process.env.DEBUG === "lens";
+export const isDebugging = process.env.DEBUG === "true";
 export const isProduction = process.env.NODE_ENV === "production"
 export const isDevelopment = isDebugging || !isProduction;
 export const isTestEnv = !!process.env.JEST_WORKER_ID;