diff --git a/jetty-ee11/jetty-ee11-runner/pom.xml b/jetty-ee11/jetty-ee11-runner/pom.xml
index 2c2df86d331..483a7818f29 100644
--- a/jetty-ee11/jetty-ee11-runner/pom.xml
+++ b/jetty-ee11/jetty-ee11-runner/pom.xml
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
-          <debug>${it.debug}</debug>
+          <debug>true</debug>
+          <!-- ${it.debug} -->
           <addTestClassPath>true</addTestClassPath>
           <junitPackageName>org.eclipse.jetty.maven.its.ee11.runner</junitPackageName>
           <scriptVariables>