diff --git a/tests/helpers.py b/tests/helpers.py
index e880160..5ebc6c1 100644
--- a/tests/helpers.py
+++ b/tests/helpers.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from unittest import TestCase
 
 import yaml
 
-from dotdrop.options import Options, ENV_NODEBUG
+from dotdrop.options import Options
 from dotdrop.linktypes import LinkTypes
 from dotdrop.utils import strip_home
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def load_options(confpath, profile):
     args = _fake_args()
     args['--cfg'] = confpath
     args['--profile'] = profile
-    args['--debug'] = True
+    args['--verbose'] = True
     # and get the options
     o = Options(args=args)
     o.profile = profile
@@ -154,8 +154,6 @@ def load_options(confpath, profile):
     o.import_link = LinkTypes.NOLINK
     o.install_showdiff = True
     o.debug = True
-    if ENV_NODEBUG in os.environ:
-        o.debug = False
     o.compare_dopts = ''
     o.variables = {}
     return o
diff --git a/tests/test_import.py b/tests/test_import.py
index 25bb861..98efdea 100644
--- a/tests/test_import.py
+++ b/tests/test_import.py
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ class TestImport(unittest.TestCase):
         edit_content(dotfile1, editcontent)
         o.safe = False
         o.update_path = [dotfile1]
+        o.debug = True
         cmd_update(o)
         c2 = open(indt1, 'r').read()
         self.assertTrue(editcontent == c2)
diff --git a/tests/test_update.py b/tests/test_update.py
index 2fdee34..885fbd6 100644
--- a/tests/test_update.py
+++ b/tests/test_update.py
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ class TestUpdate(unittest.TestCase):
         o = load_options(confpath, profile)
         o.safe = False
         o.update_showpatch = True
+        o.debug = True
         trans = Transform('trans', 'cp -r {0} {1}')
         d3tb = os.path.basename(d3t)
         for dotfile in o.dotfiles: