diff --git a/advanced/package.json b/advanced/package.json
index ba5eda72..f05e3eb8 100644
--- a/advanced/package.json
+++ b/advanced/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "start": "dotenv -- nodemon -e ts,graphql -x ts-node src/index.ts",
     "dev": "npm-run-all --parallel start playground",
-    "debug": "dotenv -- nodemon -e ts,graphql -x ts-node --inspect src/index.ts",
+    "debug": "dotenv -- nodemon -e ts,graphql -x node -r ts-node/register --inspect src/index.ts",
     "playground": "graphql playground",
     "build": "rimraf dist && tsc"
   },
diff --git a/basic/package.json b/basic/package.json
index a8fbab87..a5e3195b 100644
--- a/basic/package.json
+++ b/basic/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "graphql-boilerplate",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "ts-node src/index.ts",
+    "debug": "node -r ts-node/register --inspect src/index.ts",
     "dev": "npm-run-all --parallel start playground",
     "playground": "graphql playground"
   },
diff --git a/minimal/package.json b/minimal/package.json
index d124f609..25bbb94c 100644
--- a/minimal/package.json
+++ b/minimal/package.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   "main": "index.ts",
   "scripts": {
     "start": "ts-node src/index.ts",
+    "debug": "node -r ts-node/register --inspect src/index.ts",
     "dev": "npm-run-all --parallel start playground",
     "playground": "graphql playground"
   },