diff --git a/tests/run_tests.py b/tests/run_tests.py
index 583f451293ea91e11be63df78db69475f704c505..5877eb185b5776246943c1ad9c13e0ef2723e048 100644
--- a/tests/run_tests.py
+++ b/tests/run_tests.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ print("Working directory for test execution: " + os.getcwd(), flush=True)
 
 # call ctest
 ctest = subprocess.run(
-    [ctest_executable, "-C", "Debug", "--no-tests=error", "--no-compress-output", "--output-on-failure","--gtest_output=xml:report.xml", "--extra-verbose"])
+    [ctest_executable, "-C", "Debug", "--no-tests=error", "--no-compress-output", "--output-on-failure","--gtest_output=xml:report.xml", "--debug"])
 
 print("Return Code: ", ctest.returncode)