diff --git a/lib/install/Procfile.dev b/lib/install/Procfile.dev
index cce5ded..da151fe 100644
--- a/lib/install/Procfile.dev
+++ b/lib/install/Procfile.dev
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-web: env RUBY_DEBUG_OPEN=true bin/rails server
+web: bin/rails server
 css: bin/rails tailwindcss:watch
diff --git a/lib/install/dev b/lib/install/dev
index a4e05fa..ad72c7d 100755
--- a/lib/install/dev
+++ b/lib/install/dev
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ fi
 # Default to port 3000 if not specified
 export PORT="${PORT:-3000}"
 
+# Let the debug gem allow remote connections,
+# but avoid loading until `debugger` is called
+export RUBY_DEBUG_OPEN="true"
+export RUBY_DEBUG_LAZY="true"
+
 exec foreman start -f Procfile.dev "$@"