diff --git a/.github/workflows/nydus-demo.yml b/.github/workflows/nydus-demo.yml
index 99dd2f7b13..27553c7d36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nydus-demo.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nydus-demo.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           sleep 30
           sudo nerdctl --snapshotter nydus run --rm -v $(pwd):/app ghcr.io/cyclonedx/cdxgen:master-nydus cdxgen -v
           cd repotests/dependency-track
-          sudo nerdctl --snapshotter nydus run --rm -v $HOME/.m2:$HOME/.m2 -v $(pwd):/app ghcr.io/cyclonedx/cdxgen:master-nydus cdxgen -p -t java --profile research -o /app/bom.json /app
+          sudo nerdctl --snapshotter nydus run --rm -e CDXGEN_DEBUG_MODE=debug -v $HOME/.m2:$HOME/.m2 -v $(pwd):/app ghcr.io/cyclonedx/cdxgen:master-nydus cdxgen -p -t java --profile research -o /app/bom.json /app
           cd ../..
           cp -rf repotests/dependency-track/*.json *.slices.json bomresults/
         env: