diff --git a/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js b/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js
index 394fa4e5c..4ddf95749 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js
+++ b/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ export default function (config) {
 
   const when = err => {
     if (!enableRetry) return
-    if (store.debugMode) return false
     if (!store.autoRetries) return false
     if (err && err.isTerminal) return false
     if (err && err.message && (err.message.includes('ERR_ABORTED') || err.message.includes('frame was detached') || err.message.includes('Target page, context or browser has been closed'))) return false
diff --git a/test/unit/plugin/retryFailedStep_test.js b/test/unit/plugin/retryFailedStep_test.js
index 812903665..6e3ffabe1 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugin/retryFailedStep_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/plugin/retryFailedStep_test.js
@@ -326,4 +326,39 @@ describe('retryFailedStep', () => {
     expect(counter).to.equal(1)
     expect(res).to.equal(false)
   })
+
+  it('should retry failed step when debugMode is enabled', async () => {
+    // This test ensures that the retryFailedStep plugin works correctly
+    // when store.debugMode is true, which happens with --verbose or --debug flags
+    store.debugMode = true
+
+    try {
+      retryFailedStep({ retries: 3, minTimeout: 1 })
+      event.dispatcher.emit(event.test.before, createTest('test'))
+      event.dispatcher.emit(event.step.started, { title: 'seeElement' })
+
+      let counter = 0
+      await recorder.add(
+        () => {
+          counter++
+          if (counter < 4) {
+            throw new Error('Element not found')
+          }
+          return 'success'
+        },
+        undefined,
+        undefined,
+        true,
+      )
+
+      const result = await recorder.promise()
+
+      // Should retry 3 times and succeed on 4th attempt
+      expect(counter).to.equal(4)
+      expect(result).to.equal('success')
+    } finally {
+      // Reset to default value
+      store.debugMode = false
+    }
+  })
 })