diff --git a/builder/triton/builder.go b/builder/triton/builder.go
index b8195fc1c..3c9f3e856 100644
--- a/builder/triton/builder.go
+++ b/builder/triton/builder.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 
 	state := new(multistep.BasicStateBag)
 	state.Put("config", b.config)
+	state.Put("debug", b.config.PackerDebug)
 	state.Put("driver", driver)
 	state.Put("hook", hook)
 	state.Put("ui", ui)
@@ -70,15 +71,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Run(ui packer.Ui, hook packer.Hook, cache packer.Cache) (packe
 		&StepDeleteMachine{},
 	}
 
-	if b.config.PackerDebug {
-		b.runner = &multistep.DebugRunner{
-			Steps:   steps,
-			PauseFn: common.MultistepDebugFn(ui),
-		}
-	} else {
-		b.runner = &multistep.BasicRunner{Steps: steps}
-	}
-
+	b.runner = common.NewRunnerWithPauseFn(steps, b.config.PackerConfig, ui, state)
 	b.runner.Run(state)
 
 	// If there was an error, return that
diff --git a/builder/triton/ssh.go b/builder/triton/ssh.go
index ccaceffb7..084ad8909 100644
--- a/builder/triton/ssh.go
+++ b/builder/triton/ssh.go
@@ -85,4 +85,4 @@ func sshConfig(useAgent bool, username, privateKeyPath, password string) func(mu
 				}}, nil
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}