diff --git a/modules/azerothshard/conf/conf.sh.dist b/modules/azerothshard/conf/conf.sh.dist
index 30ce4e9805..184dfa82b0 100644
--- a/modules/azerothshard/conf/conf.sh.dist
+++ b/modules/azerothshard/conf/conf.sh.dist
@@ -45,4 +45,6 @@ DB_WORLD_UPDATE_PATHS+=(
 	$AZTHSD_PATH_ROOT"/data/sql/updates/world/"
 )
 
+# specify compilation type
+CTYPE=Debug