diff --git a/runtime/tests/preemption/debug.sh b/runtime/tests/preemption/debug.sh
index 4588c77..a986de3 100755
--- a/runtime/tests/preemption/debug.sh
+++ b/runtime/tests/preemption/debug.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Executes the runtime in GDB with SIGU
+# Executes the runtime in GDB
+# Substitutes the absolute path from the container with a path relatively derived from the location of this script
+# This allows debugging outside of the Docker container
+# Also disables pagination and stopping on SIGUSR1
 
+declare project_path="$(
+  cd "$(dirname "$1")/../.."
+  pwd
+)"
+echo $project_path
 cd ../../bin
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$(pwd):$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
-gdb --eval-command="handle SIGUSR1 nostop" --eval-command="run ../tests/preemption/test_fibonacci_multiple.json" ./awsmrt
+gdb --eval-command="handle SIGUSR1 nostop" \
+  --eval-command="set pagination off" \
+  --eval-command="set substitute-path /awsm/runtime $project_path" \
+  --eval-command="run ../tests/preemption/test_fibonacci_multiple.json" \
+  ./awsmrt
 cd ../../tests