diff --git a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/run_test_snapshot.sh b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/run_test_snapshot.sh
index 577163cf0..485cbc871 100755
--- a/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/run_test_snapshot.sh
+++ b/maxscale-system-test/mdbci/run_test_snapshot.sh
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ cd ${script_dir}/..
 
 rm -rf build
 mkdir build && cd build
-cmake .. -DBUILDNAME=$JOB_NAME-$BUILD_NUMBER-$target
+cmake .. -DBUILDNAME=$JOB_NAME-$BUILD_NUMBER-$target -DBUILD_SYSTEM_TESTS=Y -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug
 make
 
 ./check_backend --restart-galera