diff --git a/packages/replay/config/rollup.config.core.ts b/packages/replay/config/rollup.config.core.ts
index fea0931c168a..b3de8258e626 100644
--- a/packages/replay/config/rollup.config.core.ts
+++ b/packages/replay/config/rollup.config.core.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ const config = defineConfig({
         __SENTRY_REPLAY_VERSION__: JSON.stringify(pkg.version),
         // @ts-ignore not gonna deal with types here
         __SENTRY_DEBUG__: !IS_PRODUCTION,
+        // @ts-ignore __DEBUG_BUILD__ variable isn't yet replaced correctly at build time so
+        // we need to set this as true.
+        __DEBUG_BUILD__: true,
       },
     }),
   ],