diff --git a/tests/gitea/test.sh b/tests/gitea/test.sh
index c9c1a681..70ae3cf4 100755
--- a/tests/gitea/test.sh
+++ b/tests/gitea/test.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
+
+export CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG=true
 if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
   set -x
 fi