2 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/perl-install/install/NEWS b/perl-install/install/NEWS
index f0484d5fe..41dd61c15 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/NEWS
+++ b/perl-install/install/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 - debug mode:
   o do not start udev twice
   o just start the installer if one quits the shell
+  o spawn a shell like in regular mode
 
 Version 14.26 - 5 June 2012
 
diff --git a/perl-install/install/any.pm b/perl-install/install/any.pm
index 03d8654b1..433181f76 100644
--- a/perl-install/install/any.pm
+++ b/perl-install/install/any.pm
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ sub is_network_install {
 }
 
 sub spawnShell() {
-    return if $::local_install || $::testing || dont_run_directly_stage2();
+    return if $::local_install || $::testing;
 
     my $shellpid_file = '/var/run/drakx_shell.pid';
     return if -e $shellpid_file && -d '/proc/' . chomp_(cat_($shellpid_file));