diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9c76168..1839505 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ variables:
 build_image:
   stage: "build"
   script:
+  - if (( DEBUG )); then export; fi
   - ./scripts/build-dockerfile.sh 
   - ./scripts/build-image.sh --no-cache
   - ./scripts/push-image.sh
@@ -34,22 +35,24 @@ build_image:
 test_image:
   stage: "test"
   script:
+  - if (( DEBUG )); then export; fi
   - ./scripts/test-image.sh
   rules:
   - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "trigger" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "pipeline"'
     when: never
-  - if: '"$PLATFORM" == ""'
+  - if: '$PLATFORM == ""'
   tags:
   - graphics
 
 test_image_gen9:
   stage: "test"
   script:
+  - if (( DEBUG )); then export; fi
   - ./scripts/test-image.sh
   rules:
   - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "trigger" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "pipeline"'
     when: never
-  - if: '"$PLATFORM" == "gen9"'
+  - if: '$PLATFORM == "gen9"'
   tags:
   - graphics
   - gen9
@@ -57,11 +60,12 @@ test_image_gen9:
 test_image_gen11:
   stage: "test"
   script:
+  - if (( DEBUG )); then export; fi
   - ./scripts/test-image.sh
   rules:
   - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "trigger" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "pipeline"'
     when: never
-  - if: '"$PLATFORM" == "gen11"'
+  - if: '$PLATFORM == "gen11"'
   tags:
   - graphics
   - gen11
@@ -69,11 +73,12 @@ test_image_gen11:
 test_image_gen12:
   stage: "test"
   script:
+  - if (( DEBUG )); then export; fi
   - ./scripts/test-image.sh
   rules:
   - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "trigger" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "pipeline"'
     when: never
-  - if: '"$PLATFORM" == "gen12"'
+  - if: '$PLATFORM == "gen12"'
   tags:
   - graphics
   - gen12
@@ -81,11 +86,12 @@ test_image_gen12:
 test_image_dg1:
   stage: "test"
   script:
+  - if (( DEBUG )); then export; fi
   - ./scripts/test-image.sh
   rules:
   - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "trigger" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "pipeline"'
     when: never
-  - if: '"$PLATFORM" == "dg1"'
+  - if: '$PLATFORM == "dg1"'
   tags:
   - graphics
   - dg1
@@ -93,11 +99,12 @@ test_image_dg1:
 test_image_dg2:
   stage: "test"
   script:
+  - if (( DEBUG )); then export; fi
   - ./scripts/test-image.sh
   rules:
   - if: '$CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "trigger" && $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE != "pipeline"'
     when: never
-  - if: '"$PLATFORM" == "dg2"'
+  - if: '$PLATFORM == "dg2"'
   tags:
   - graphics
   - dg2
@@ -105,6 +112,7 @@ test_image_dg2:
 publish_image:
   stage: "publish"
   script:
+  - if (( DEBUG )); then export; fi
   - ./scripts/promote-image.sh
   tags:
   - builder