diff --git a/.github/scripts/compile_and_test.sh b/.github/scripts/compile_and_test.sh
index 186fe70eba5a721f3f029498e81fca6db42f3e36..fd6a93b1d06b0158efb6d6c832b279f8f9e0765d 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/compile_and_test.sh
+++ b/.github/scripts/compile_and_test.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ cmake -GNinja \
       -DDD4HEP_USE_EDM4HEP=${EDM4HEP:-OFF} \
       -DDD4HEP_USE_TBB=${TBB} \
       -DDD4HEP_USE_HEPMC3=${HEPMC3:-OFF} \
+      -DDD4HEP_BUILD_DEBUG=${DD_DEBUG:-OFF} \
       -DBUILD_TESTING=ON \
       -DDD4HEP_DEBUG_CMAKE=ON \
       -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=${SHARED} \
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 32b08f9685ef0bdd66878a2b34e58bd63494497c..38d2532de19de018ae065c9a2bad50fd339a9782 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -107,13 +107,14 @@ jobs:
       TBB: OFF
       HEPMC3: ON
       EDM4HEP: ON
+      DD_DEBUG: ON
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: cvmfs-contrib/github-action-cvmfs@v2
     - name: Start container
       run: |
         ls
-        docker run -it --privileged --name CI_container -v /home/runner/work/DD4hep/DD4hep:/Package -e VIEW=${{ matrix.LCG }} -e SHARED=${SHARED} -e STANDARD=${STANDARD} -e TBB=${TBB}  -e HEPMC3=${HEPMC3} -e EDM4HEP=${EDM4HEP} -v /cvmfs:/cvmfs:shared -d ghcr.io/aidasoft/centos7:latest /bin/bash
+        docker run -it --privileged --name CI_container -v /home/runner/work/DD4hep/DD4hep:/Package -e VIEW=${{ matrix.LCG }} -e SHARED=${SHARED} -e STANDARD=${STANDARD} -e TBB=${TBB}  -e HEPMC3=${HEPMC3} -e EDM4HEP=${EDM4HEP} -e DD_DEBUG=${DD_DEBUG} -v /cvmfs:/cvmfs:shared -d ghcr.io/aidasoft/centos7:latest /bin/bash
     - name: Compile and test
       run: |
         docker exec CI_container /bin/bash -c "./Package/.github/scripts/compile_and_test.sh"