diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index d4c9cee56..f236338bd 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "start": "node build/",
     "build": "tsc && ./scripts/build.copy.files.sh",
     "dev": "nodemon --exec ts-node src/ -e js,ts,gql",
-    "dev:debug": "nodemon --exec babel-node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 src/ -e js,gql",
+    "dev:debug": "nodemon --exec babel-node --inspect=0.0.0.0:9229 src/ -e js,ts,gql",
     "lint": "eslint src --config .eslintrc.js",
     "test": "cross-env NODE_ENV=test NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 jest --runInBand --coverage --forceExit --detectOpenHandles",
     "db:clean": "ts-node src/db/clean.ts",