diff --git a/tests/test_mci_sim.py b/tests/test_mci_sim.py
index 316515182df2eb317d78280e3a82dac49ebb6a9d..553a555fcd38ff740105a24f6b33751382f2c709 100644
--- a/tests/test_mci_sim.py
+++ b/tests/test_mci_sim.py
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ class TestDemoFunction(unittest.TestCase):
       
         sourcein = 'EXDF'
         print(configfile)
+        
+        debug=True
                 
-        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, 1)
+        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, debug, 1)
         
         self.assertEqual(
             1 , 1,
@@ -85,7 +87,9 @@ class TestDemoFunction(unittest.TestCase):
         sourcein = 'STAR'
         print(configfile)
                 
-        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, 1)
+        debug=True
+                
+        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, debug, 1)
         
         self.assertEqual(
             1 , 1,
@@ -124,7 +128,9 @@ class TestDemoFunction(unittest.TestCase):
         sourcein = 'BIAS'
         print(configfile)
                 
-        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, 1)
+        debug=True
+                
+        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, debug, 1)
         
         self.assertEqual(
             1 , 1,
@@ -162,7 +168,9 @@ class TestDemoFunction(unittest.TestCase):
         sourcein = 'DARK'
         print(configfile)
                 
-        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, 1)
+        debug=True
+                
+        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, debug, 1)
         
         self.assertEqual(
             1 , 1,
@@ -200,7 +208,9 @@ class TestDemoFunction(unittest.TestCase):
         sourcein = 'FLAT'
         print(configfile)
                 
-        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, 1)
+        debug=True
+                
+        csst_mci_sim.runMCIsim(sourcein,  configfile, dir_path, debug, 1)
         
         self.assertEqual(
             1 , 1,