diff --git a/.github/workflows/debug-layer-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/debug-layer-tests.yml
index 58289f451cf..9899cb670d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/debug-layer-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/debug-layer-tests.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ env:
   SAM_CLI_TELEMETRY: 0
   SAM_CLI_CONTAINER_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT: 60
   NOSE_PARAMETERIZED_NO_WARN: 1
+  BY_CANARY: true
   UV_PYTHON: python3.11
 
 jobs: