diff --git a/crates/recent_projects/src/ssh_connections.rs b/crates/recent_projects/src/ssh_connections.rs
index 6eb27aa25a..d3752a7b12 100644
--- a/crates/recent_projects/src/ssh_connections.rs
+++ b/crates/recent_projects/src/ssh_connections.rs
@@ -468,6 +468,8 @@ impl SshClientDelegate {
                 "build",
                 "--package",
                 "remote_server",
+                "--features",
+                "debug-embed",
                 "--target-dir",
                 "target/remote_server",
             ]))