diff --git a/templates/common/Gruntfile.js b/templates/common/Gruntfile.js
index 23e8474fe..7d4e7e7ce 100644
--- a/templates/common/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/templates/common/Gruntfile.js
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
       },
       dev: {
         options: {
-          script: 'server.js'
+          script: 'server.js',
+          debug: true
         }
       },
       prod: {