diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f0a95612..835db92f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ image: gcc
 
 build:
   stage: build
+  variables:
+    OX_NODEBUG: 1
   before_script:
      - apt update && apt -y install make cmake ninja-build pkg-config xorg-dev libgtk-3-dev python3 python3-mypy
   script: