diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli/build.rs b/packages/cli/src/cli/build.rs
index 5958d2f03..f623378cd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli/build.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli/build.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ impl Build {
                         }
                         None => desktop_config.features = Some(vec![desktop_feature]),
                     };
-                    let _gaurd = FullstackServerEnvGuard::new(self.build.debug, self.build.release);
+                    let _gaurd =
+                        FullstackServerEnvGuard::new(self.build.force_debug, self.build.release);
                     crate::builder::build_desktop(&desktop_config, false, self.build.skip_assets)?;
                 }
             }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli/cfg.rs b/packages/cli/src/cli/cfg.rs
index 6416084d2..4c379f3e9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli/cfg.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli/cfg.rs
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ pub struct ConfigOptsBuild {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub release: bool,
 
-    /// Build with all debug info [default: false]
+    /// This flag only applies to fullstack builds. By default fullstack builds will run with something in between debug and release mode. This flag will force the build to run in debug mode. [default: false]
     #[clap(long)]
     #[serde(default)]
-    pub debug: bool,
+    pub force_debug: bool,
 
     // Use verbose output [default: false]
     #[clap(long)]
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ impl From<ConfigOptsServe> for ConfigOptsBuild {
             client_feature: serve.client_feature,
             server_feature: serve.server_feature,
             skip_assets: serve.skip_assets,
-            debug: serve.debug,
+            force_debug: serve.force_debug,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ pub struct ConfigOptsServe {
     #[serde(default)]
     pub release: bool,
 
-    /// Build with all debug info [default: false]
+    /// This flag only applies to fullstack builds. By default fullstack builds will run with something in between debug and release mode. This flag will force the build to run in debug mode. [default: false]
     #[clap(long)]
     #[serde(default)]
-    pub debug: bool,
+    pub force_debug: bool,
 
     // Use verbose output [default: false]
     #[clap(long)]
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/server/fullstack/mod.rs b/packages/cli/src/server/fullstack/mod.rs
index 4a787783f..fa9c77459 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/server/fullstack/mod.rs
+++ b/packages/cli/src/server/fullstack/mod.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl Platform for FullstackPlatform {
                 }
                 None => desktop_config.features = Some(vec![desktop_feature]),
             };
-            let _gaurd = FullstackServerEnvGuard::new(self.serve.debug, self.serve.release);
+            let _gaurd = FullstackServerEnvGuard::new(self.serve.force_debug, self.serve.release);
             self.desktop.rebuild(&desktop_config)
         };
         thread_handle
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub(crate) struct FullstackWebEnvGuard {
 impl FullstackWebEnvGuard {
     pub fn new(serve: &ConfigOptsBuild) -> Self {
         Self {
-            old_rustflags: (!serve.debug).then(|| {
+            old_rustflags: (!serve.force_debug).then(|| {
                 let old_rustflags = std::env::var("RUSTFLAGS").unwrap_or_default();
                 let debug_assertions = if serve.release {
                     ""