diff --git a/components/scripts/gradle/04-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-ci.sh b/components/scripts/gradle/04-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-ci.sh
index 8205f70d..1b2f5677 100755
--- a/components/scripts/gradle/04-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-ci.sh
+++ b/components/scripts/gradle/04-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-ci.sh
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ generate_command_to_repeat_experiment() {
     cmd+=("-f")
   fi
 
-  if [[ "${_arg_debug}" == "on" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
     cmd+=("--debug")
   fi
 
diff --git a/components/scripts/gradle/05-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-local.sh b/components/scripts/gradle/05-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-local.sh
index 0c2ae6c7..dddeb65c 100755
--- a/components/scripts/gradle/05-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-local.sh
+++ b/components/scripts/gradle/05-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-local.sh
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ generate_command_to_repeat_experiment() {
     cmd+=("-f")
   fi
 
-  if [[ "${_arg_debug}" == "on" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
     cmd+=("--debug")
   fi
 
diff --git a/components/scripts/lib/build_scan.sh b/components/scripts/lib/build_scan.sh
index bcd5d75b..f0dcc337 100644
--- a/components/scripts/lib/build_scan.sh
+++ b/components/scripts/lib/build_scan.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ read_build_scan_metadata() {
     local build_scan_metadata
     build_scan_metadata=$(< "${BUILD_SCAN_FILE}")
 
-    if [[ "$_arg_debug" == "on" ]]; then
+    if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
       debug "Raw Build Scan metadata (build-scans.csv)"
       debug "---------------------------"
       debug "${build_scan_metadata}"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fetch_and_read_build_scan_data() {
 
   local args=()
 
-  if [[ "$_arg_debug" == "on" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
     args+=("--debug")
   fi
 
diff --git a/components/scripts/lib/config.sh b/components/scripts/lib/config.sh
index 881dd7a6..cb29e103 100644
--- a/components/scripts/lib/config.sh
+++ b/components/scripts/lib/config.sh
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ process_arguments() {
   if [ -n "${_arg_interactive+x}" ]; then
     interactive_mode="${_arg_interactive}"
   fi
+
+  if [ -n "${_arg_debug+x}" ]; then
+    debug_mode="${_arg_debug}"
+  fi
 }
 
 validate_required_config() {
@@ -277,7 +281,7 @@ generate_command_to_repeat_experiment() {
     cmd+=("-f")
   fi
 
-  if [[ "${_arg_debug}" == "on" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
     cmd+=("--debug")
   fi
 
diff --git a/components/scripts/lib/info.sh b/components/scripts/lib/info.sh
index d7c04b94..9dc6695b 100644
--- a/components/scripts/lib/info.sh
+++ b/components/scripts/lib/info.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ warn() {
 }
 
 debug() {
-  if [[ "$_arg_debug" == "on" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
     echo "${DEBUG_COLOR}$*${RESTORE}"
   fi
 }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ comparison_summary_row() {
 }
 
 print_bl() {
-  if [[ "$_arg_debug" == "on" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
     debug "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX"
   else
     echo
diff --git a/components/scripts/lib/java.sh b/components/scripts/lib/java.sh
index 06697f49..860a8e37 100644
--- a/components/scripts/lib/java.sh
+++ b/components/scripts/lib/java.sh
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ invoke_java() {
   eval set -- -Dpicocli.ansi=true -jar "\"$classpath\"" "$(save "${args[@]}")"
 
   # shellcheck disable=SC2154
-  if [[ "$_arg_debug" == "on" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
     debug "$JAVACMD $*" 1>&2
     print_bl 1>&2
   fi
diff --git a/components/scripts/maven/03-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-ci.sh b/components/scripts/maven/03-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-ci.sh
index 19b08473..9b65453a 100755
--- a/components/scripts/maven/03-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-ci.sh
+++ b/components/scripts/maven/03-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-ci.sh
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ generate_command_to_repeat_experiment() {
     cmd+=("-f")
   fi
 
-  if [[ "${_arg_debug}" == "on" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
     cmd+=("--debug")
   fi
 
diff --git a/components/scripts/maven/04-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-local.sh b/components/scripts/maven/04-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-local.sh
index 194d4803..b64009a4 100755
--- a/components/scripts/maven/04-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-local.sh
+++ b/components/scripts/maven/04-validate-remote-build-caching-ci-local.sh
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ generate_command_to_repeat_experiment() {
     cmd+=("-f")
   fi
 
-  if [[ "${_arg_debug}" == "on" ]]; then
+  if [[ "${debug_mode}" == "on" ]]; then
     cmd+=("--debug")
   fi