diff --git a/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh b/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
index d7676f89ab5e781f910f98d03e72d5f7c1023a9a..2f5fef36c423736666695c07ebf69d812c3488ed 100755
--- a/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
+++ b/paddle/scripts/paddle_build.sh
@@ -367,7 +367,12 @@ function run_test() {
     Running unit tests ...
     ========================================
 EOF
-        ctest --output-on-failure
+        if [ ${TESTING_DEBUG_MODE:-OFF} == "ON" ] ; then
+            ctest -V
+        else
+            ctest --output-on-failure
+        fi
+
         # make install should also be test when unittest
         make install -j `nproc`
         pip install ${INSTALL_PREFIX:-/paddle/build}/opt/paddle/share/wheels/*.whl