diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
index 0a09e54684e75e..3af20011187745 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/build.gradle
@@ -177,9 +177,11 @@ android {
     }
     buildTypes {
         debug {
+            debuggable true
             signingConfig signingConfigs.release
         }
         release {
+            debuggable false
             minifyEnabled enableProguardInReleaseBuilds
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
             signingConfig signingConfigs.release