diff --git a/code/__DEFINES/spaceman_dmm.dm b/code/__DEFINES/spaceman_dmm.dm
index e590a30ff9..b9c0544bc1 100644
--- a/code/__DEFINES/spaceman_dmm.dm
+++ b/code/__DEFINES/spaceman_dmm.dm
@@ -11,3 +11,8 @@
 	#define SHOULD_CALL_PARENT(X)
 	#define UNLINT(X) X
 #endif
+
+/world/proc/enable_debugger()
+    var/dll = world.GetConfig("env", "EXTOOLS_DLL")
+    if (dll)
+        call(dll, "debug_initialize")()
diff --git a/code/game/world.dm b/code/game/world.dm
index 8e18f2ea51..6b380e0f94 100644
--- a/code/game/world.dm
+++ b/code/game/world.dm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ GLOBAL_LIST(topic_status_cache)
 //This happens after the Master subsystem new(s) (it's a global datum)
 //So subsystems globals exist, but are not initialised
 /world/New()
+	enable_debugger()
 
 	log_world("World loaded at [TIME_STAMP("hh:mm:ss", FALSE)]!")