diff --git a/utils/generate_conf.php b/utils/generate_conf.php
index d5488422..3292f4ef 100644
--- a/utils/generate_conf.php
+++ b/utils/generate_conf.php
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 if (enableExtension('xdebug')) {
     //echo "zend_extension=xdebug.so\n";
     echo "xdebug.client_host=".getenv('XDEBUG_CLIENT_HOST')."\n";
-    echo "xdebug.mode=debug\n";
+    echo "xdebug.mode=".getenv('PHP_INI_XDEBUG__MODE')."\n";
     //echo "xdebug.remote_autostart=off\n";
     //echo "xdebug.remote_port=9000\n";
     //echo "xdebug.remote_connect_back=0\n";