diff --git a/.github/actions/publish/action.yml b/.github/actions/publish/action.yml
index 23a1e5b0..f7b70e69 100644
--- a/.github/actions/publish/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/publish/action.yml
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ runs:
       shell: bash
       # IMPORTANT: before making changes to this step please consult @engineering in balena's chat.
       run: |
-        if [[ '${{ inputs.VERBOSE }}' =~ on|On|Yes|yes|true|True ]]; then
-          export DEBUG='electron-forge:*,sidecar'
-        fi
+        ## FIXME: causes issues with `xxhash` which tries to load a debug build which doens't exist and cannot be compiled
+        # if [[ '${{ inputs.VERBOSE }}' =~ on|On|Yes|yes|true|True ]]; then
+        #  export DEBUG='electron-forge:*,sidecar'
+        # fi
 
         APPLICATION_VERSION="$(jq -r '.version' package.json)"
 
diff --git a/.github/actions/test/action.yml b/.github/actions/test/action.yml
index 921033d0..80e59920 100644
--- a/.github/actions/test/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/test/action.yml
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ runs:
     - name: Test release
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        if [[ '${{ inputs.VERBOSE }}' =~ on|On|Yes|yes|true|True ]]; then
-          export DEBUG='electron-forge:*,sidecar'
-        fi
+        ## FIXME: causes issues with `xxhash` which tries to load a debug build which doens't exist and cannot be compiled
+        # if [[ '${{ inputs.VERBOSE }}' =~ on|On|Yes|yes|true|True ]]; then
+        #   export DEBUG='electron-forge:*,sidecar'
+        # fi
 
         runner_os="$(echo "${RUNNER_OS}" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')"