diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index e09e76cc8..bb61b0b9e 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "version": "0.2.0",
   "configurations": [
     {
       "name": "Debug Backend",
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@
       "request": "launch",
       "url": "http://localhost:3000/",
       "webRoot": "${workspaceRoot}/src/frontend"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Python: Debug Tests",
+      "type": "python",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "program": "${file}",
+      "purpose": ["debug-test"],
+      "console": "integratedTerminal",
+      "justMyCode": false
     }
   ]
 }