diff --git a/virtualizationmanager/src/debug_config.rs b/virtualizationmanager/src/debug_config.rs
index 666c98d..ec3d591 100644
--- a/virtualizationmanager/src/debug_config.rs
+++ b/virtualizationmanager/src/debug_config.rs
@@ -48,10 +48,7 @@
     let enabled_in_dp =
         get_debug_policy_bool("/proc/device-tree/avf/guest/common/ramdump").unwrap_or_default();
     let debuggable = match config {
-        VirtualMachineConfig::RawConfig(_) => {
-            // custom VMs are considered debuggable for flexibility
-            true
-        }
+        VirtualMachineConfig::RawConfig(_) => false,
         VirtualMachineConfig::AppConfig(config) => config.debugLevel == DebugLevel::FULL,
     };