diff --git a/cura/CuraApplication.py b/cura/CuraApplication.py
index b3e6caed4e..9d7ff3b738 100755
--- a/cura/CuraApplication.py
+++ b/cura/CuraApplication.py
@@ -205,7 +205,9 @@ class CuraApplication(QtApplication):
 
         self._additional_components = {} # Components to add to certain areas in the interface
 
+        is_debug_mode = CuraBuildType.strip().lower() == "debug"
         super().__init__(name = "cura", version = CuraVersion, buildtype = CuraBuildType,
+                         is_debug_mode = is_debug_mode,
                          tray_icon_name = "cura-icon-32.png")
 
         self.default_theme = "cura-light"