diff --git a/mobile/src/main/java/be/mygod/vpnhotspot/App.kt b/mobile/src/main/java/be/mygod/vpnhotspot/App.kt
index 1c7be430..72eac324 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/java/be/mygod/vpnhotspot/App.kt
+++ b/mobile/src/main/java/be/mygod/vpnhotspot/App.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import com.google.firebase.analytics.ktx.analytics
 import com.google.firebase.crashlytics.FirebaseCrashlytics
 import com.google.firebase.ktx.Firebase
 import com.google.firebase.ktx.initialize
+import kotlinx.coroutines.DEBUG_PROPERTY_NAME
+import kotlinx.coroutines.DEBUG_PROPERTY_VALUE_ON
 import kotlinx.coroutines.GlobalScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import timber.log.Timber
@@ -47,6 +49,9 @@ class App : Application() {
             deviceStorage.moveDatabaseFrom(this, AppDatabase.DB_NAME)
         } else deviceStorage = this
         Services.init(this)
+
+        // overhead of debug mode is minimal: https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.coroutines/blob/f528898/docs/debugging.md#debug-mode
+        System.setProperty(DEBUG_PROPERTY_NAME, DEBUG_PROPERTY_VALUE_ON)
         Firebase.initialize(deviceStorage)
         when (val codename = Build.VERSION.CODENAME) {
             "REL" -> { }