diff --git a/precice/Dockerfile.Arch b/precice/Dockerfile.Arch
index 166ce2421..b4f589677 100644
--- a/precice/Dockerfile.Arch
+++ b/precice/Dockerfile.Arch
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ RUN mkdir /home/precice/precice-build && \
     cd /home/precice/precice-build && \
     mkdir /home/precice/precice-install && \
     cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
-          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
           -DPRECICE_CTEST_MPI_FLAGS="--oversubscribe" \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/precice/precice-install \
           -DPRECICE_PETScMapping=$petsc_para \
diff --git a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home
index c6a367981..d35307b48 100644
--- a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home
+++ b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.home
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ RUN apt-get -qq update && apt-get -qq install \
     python-numpy \
     python-dev \
     wget \
-    pkg-config \    
+    pkg-config \
     bzip2 && \
     rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ ARG gid=1000
 ARG CACHEBUST
 
 # create user precice
-RUN groupadd -g ${gid} precice \ 
+RUN groupadd -g ${gid} precice \
     && useradd -u ${uid} -g ${gid} -m -s /bin/bash precice
 USER precice
 WORKDIR /home/precice
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ RUN mkdir /home/precice/precice-build && \
     cd /home/precice/precice-build && \
     mkdir /home/precice/precice-install && \
     cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
-          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/precice/precice-install \
           -DPRECICE_PETScMapping=$petsc_para \
           -DPRECICE_MPICommunication=$mpi_para \
diff --git a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.package b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.package
index dba72f2d8..054dc573c 100644
--- a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.package
+++ b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.package
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ RUN mkdir /home/precice/precice-build && \
           -DPRECICE_Packages=ON \
           -DPRECICE_InstallTest=ON \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
           -DPRECICE_PETScMapping=$petsc_para \
           -DPRECICE_MPICommunication=$mpi_para \
           -DPRECICE_PythonActions=$python_para \
-          /home/precice/precice && \ 
+          /home/precice/precice && \
     make -j$(nproc) && \
     make test_base && \
     make package && \
diff --git a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.sudo b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.sudo
index 169f71d08..cb9c65ea5 100644
--- a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.sudo
+++ b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1604.sudo
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ ARG python_para=no
 # Build preCICE, install into /usr/local and clean-up the build directory
 RUN mkdir /home/precice/precice-build && \
     cd /home/precice/precice-build && \
-    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
           -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
           -DPRECICE_PETScMapping=$petsc_para \
diff --git a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.home b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.home
index 7ec7d02b4..4b754de13 100644
--- a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.home
+++ b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.home
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ARG CACHEBUST
 # create user precice
 ARG uid=1000
 ARG gid=1000
-RUN groupadd -g ${gid} precice \ 
+RUN groupadd -g ${gid} precice \
     && useradd -u ${uid} -g ${gid} -m -s /bin/bash precice
 USER precice
 WORKDIR /home/precice
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ RUN mkdir /home/precice/precice-build && \
     cd /home/precice/precice-build && \
     mkdir /home/precice/precice-install && \
     cmake -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
-          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/precice/precice-install \
           -DPRECICE_PETScMapping=$petsc_para \
           -DPRECICE_MPICommunication=$mpi_para \
diff --git a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.package b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.package
index 395044f6e..2aff0a273 100644
--- a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.package
+++ b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.package
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ RUN mkdir /home/precice/precice-build && \
           -DPRECICE_Packages=ON \
           -DPRECICE_InstallTest=ON \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr \
-          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+          -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
           -DPRECICE_PETScMapping=$petsc_para \
           -DPRECICE_MPICommunication=$mpi_para \
           -DPRECICE_PythonActions=$python_para \
diff --git a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo
index 0bf8bc439..71e31c526 100644
--- a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo
+++ b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ ARG python_para=no
 # Build preCICE, install into /usr/local and clean-up the build directory
 RUN mkdir /home/precice/precice-build && \
     cd /home/precice/precice-build && \
-    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
           -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
           -DPRECICE_PETScMapping=$petsc_para \
diff --git a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo.mpich b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo.mpich
index de7d978ae..f6a572f37 100644
--- a/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo.mpich
+++ b/precice/Dockerfile.Ubuntu1804.sudo.mpich
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ ARG python_para=no
 # Build preCICE, install into /usr/local and clean-up the build directory
 RUN mkdir /home/precice/precice-build && \
     cd /home/precice/precice-build && \
-    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
+    cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
           -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON \
           -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local \
           -DPRECICE_PETScMapping=$petsc_para \