diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 050b3ddfcb038f7f88cee37d82727f2521e929d5..ef0969678883d5c113805d3bfdf2cecfabba8504 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -214,23 +214,43 @@
         <version>1.6.0</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
+            <id>run</id>
             <goals>
               <goal>java</goal>
             </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <mainClass>caosdb.server.CaosDBServer</mainClass>
+              <arguments>
+                <argument>silent</argument>
+              </arguments>
+              <systemProperties>
+                <systemProperty>
+                  <key>java.util.loggin.config.file</key>
+                  <value>./conf/core/logging.conf</value>
+                </systemProperty>
+              </systemProperties>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+          <execution>
+            <id>run-debug</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>java</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <mainClass>caosdb.server.CaosDBServer</mainClass>
+              <arguments>
+                <argument>silent</argument>
+                <argument>debug</argument>
+              </arguments>
+              <systemProperties>
+                <systemProperty>
+                  <key>java.util.loggin.config.file</key>
+                  <value>./conf/core/logging.conf</value>
+                </systemProperty>
+              </systemProperties>
+            </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
-        <configuration>
-          <mainClass>caosdb.server.CaosDBServer</mainClass>
-          <arguments>
-            <argument>silent</argument>
-          </arguments>
-          <systemProperties>
-            <systemProperty>
-              <key>java.util.loggin.config.file</key>
-              <value>./conf/core/logging.conf</value>
-            </systemProperty>
-          </systemProperties>
-        </configuration>
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>com.coveo</groupId>