diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index c68e800dc24..1711e9af1ba 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -3579,7 +3579,7 @@ standardConfig static_configs[] = {
     createEnumConfig("acl-pubsub-default", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, acl_pubsub_default_enum, server.acl_pubsub_default, 0, NULL, NULL),
     createEnumConfig("sanitize-dump-payload", NULL, DEBUG_CONFIG | MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, sanitize_dump_payload_enum, server.sanitize_dump_payload, SANITIZE_DUMP_NO, NULL, NULL),
     createEnumConfig("enable-protected-configs", NULL, IMMUTABLE_CONFIG, protected_action_enum, server.enable_protected_configs, PROTECTED_ACTION_ALLOWED_NO, NULL, NULL),
-    createEnumConfig("enable-debug-command", NULL, IMMUTABLE_CONFIG, protected_action_enum, server.enable_debug_cmd, PROTECTED_ACTION_ALLOWED_NO, NULL, NULL),
+    createEnumConfig("enable-debug-command", NULL, IMMUTABLE_CONFIG, protected_action_enum, server.enable_debug_cmd, PROTECTED_ACTION_ALLOWED_YES, NULL, NULL),
     createEnumConfig("enable-module-command", NULL, IMMUTABLE_CONFIG, protected_action_enum, server.enable_module_cmd, PROTECTED_ACTION_ALLOWED_NO, NULL, NULL),
     createEnumConfig("cluster-preferred-endpoint-type", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, cluster_preferred_endpoint_type_enum, server.cluster_preferred_endpoint_type, CLUSTER_ENDPOINT_TYPE_IP, NULL, NULL),
     createEnumConfig("propagation-error-behavior", NULL, MODIFIABLE_CONFIG, propagation_error_behavior_enum, server.propagation_error_behavior, PROPAGATION_ERR_BEHAVIOR_IGNORE, NULL, NULL),