diff --git a/guest/microdroid_manager/src/main.rs b/guest/microdroid_manager/src/main.rs
index f1d21d2..6bf3ed9 100644
--- a/guest/microdroid_manager/src/main.rs
+++ b/guest/microdroid_manager/src/main.rs
@@ -670,7 +670,9 @@
         });
     }
 
-    command.stdin(Stdio::null()).stdout(Stdio::null()).stderr(Stdio::null());
+    if !is_debuggable()? {
+        command.stdin(Stdio::null()).stdout(Stdio::null()).stderr(Stdio::null());
+    }
 
     info!("notifying payload started");
     service.notifyPayloadStarted()?;