diff --git a/code/world.dm b/code/world.dm
index 6765da2ef0b..2ff34631c2e 100644
--- a/code/world.dm
+++ b/code/world.dm
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ var/global/datum/global_init/init = new ()
 	maxx = WORLD_MIN_SIZE	// So that we don't get map-window-popin at boot. DMMS will expand this.
 	maxy = WORLD_MIN_SIZE
 
+/world/proc/enable_debugger()
+    var/dll = world.GetConfig("env", "EXTOOLS_DLL")
+    if (dll)
+        call(dll, "debug_initialize")()
+
 #define RECOMMENDED_VERSION 510
 /world/New()
 	//logs
@@ -82,6 +87,8 @@ var/global/datum/global_init/init = new ()
 
 	callHook("startup")
 
+	enable_debugger()
+
 	. = ..()
 
 #ifdef UNIT_TEST