diff --git a/scripts/benchmark.ts b/scripts/benchmark.ts
index c4e4c7275..68c53cac5 100644
--- a/scripts/benchmark.ts
+++ b/scripts/benchmark.ts
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ async function prepare () {
         max: 5_000_000
       }
     }
-  })
+  }, { nodeArgs: [ '--inspect' ] })
   server = servers[0]
 
   await setAccessTokensToServers(servers)