diff --git a/server/tools/test.ts b/server/tools/test.ts
index 23bf0120f..fc7f8d769 100644
--- a/server/tools/test.ts
+++ b/server/tools/test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ async function run () {
 
   console.log('Starting server.')
 
-  const server = await flushAndRunServer(1, {}, [], false)
+  const server = await flushAndRunServer(1, {}, [], { hideLogs: false, execArgv: [ '--inspect' ] })
 
   const cleanup = () => {
     console.log('Killing server')
diff --git a/shared/extra-utils/server/servers.ts b/shared/extra-utils/server/servers.ts
index 1126a7d93..4ad3eb14a 100644
--- a/shared/extra-utils/server/servers.ts
+++ b/shared/extra-utils/server/servers.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ function randomRTMP () {
   return randomInt(low, high)
 }
 
-async function flushAndRunServer (serverNumber: number, configOverride?: Object, args = [], silent = true) {
+type RunServerOptions = {
+  hideLogs?: boolean
+  execArgv?: string[]
+}
+
+async function flushAndRunServer (serverNumber: number, configOverride?: Object, args = [], options: RunServerOptions = {}) {
   const parallel = parallelTests()
 
   const internalServerNumber = parallel ? randomServer() : serverNumber
@@ -133,10 +138,10 @@ async function flushAndRunServer (serverNumber: number, configOverride?: Object,
     }
   }
 
-  return runServer(server, configOverride, args, silent)
+  return runServer(server, configOverride, args, options)
 }
 
-async function runServer (server: ServerInfo, configOverrideArg?: any, args = [], silent?: boolean) {
+async function runServer (server: ServerInfo, configOverrideArg?: any, args = [], options: RunServerOptions = {}) {
   // These actions are async so we need to be sure that they have both been done
   const serverRunString = {
     'Server listening': false
@@ -208,14 +213,15 @@ async function runServer (server: ServerInfo, configOverrideArg?: any, args = []
   env['NODE_APP_INSTANCE'] = server.internalServerNumber.toString()
   env['NODE_CONFIG'] = JSON.stringify(configOverride)
 
-  const options = {
+  const forkOptions = {
     silent: true,
     env,
-    detached: true
+    detached: true,
+    execArgv: options.execArgv || []
   }
 
   return new Promise<ServerInfo>(res => {
-    server.app = fork(join(root(), 'dist', 'server.js'), args, options)
+    server.app = fork(join(root(), 'dist', 'server.js'), args, forkOptions)
     server.app.stdout.on('data', function onStdout (data) {
       let dontContinue = false
 
@@ -240,7 +246,7 @@ async function runServer (server: ServerInfo, configOverrideArg?: any, args = []
       // If no, there is maybe one thing not already initialized (client/user credentials generation...)
       if (dontContinue === true) return
 
-      if (silent === false) {
+      if (options.hideLogs === false) {
         console.log(data.toString())
       } else {
         server.app.stdout.removeListener('data', onStdout)