diff --git a/vm/vm_debug.go b/vm/vm_debug.go
index 656487c9b9..92e4154e4f 100644
--- a/vm/vm_debug.go
+++ b/vm/vm_debug.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func NewDebugVm(env Environment) *DebugVm {
 		lt = LogTyDiff
 	}
 
-	return &DebugVm{env: env, logTy: lt, Recoverable: false}
+	return &DebugVm{env: env, logTy: lt, Recoverable: true}
 }
 
 func (self *DebugVm) Run(me, caller ContextRef, code []byte, value, gas, price *big.Int, callData []byte) (ret []byte, err error) {