diff --git a/exeMain.bat b/exeMain.bat
index 53cc0d7..a616e7e 100644
--- a/exeMain.bat
+++ b/exeMain.bat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-python3 scripts/main.py --factor 0.5 --randomseed 1 --nitr 3
\ No newline at end of file
+python3 -m pdb scripts/main.py --factor 0.5 --randomseed 1 --nitr 3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/cons.py b/scripts/cons.py
index 0ddbd86..83c37f9 100644
--- a/scripts/cons.py
+++ b/scripts/cons.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 # set debug mode
 debug_mode = False
+__spec__ = None # persist pdb
 
 # set file paths and locations with repo
 fpath_root_dir = 'E:\\GitHub' if platform.system() == 'Windows' else '/home/ubuntu'