diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 9e9ca81a2..9fe78e00f 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ android {
     }
 
     buildTypes {
+        debug {
+            buildConfigField "boolean", "USE_LEAK_CANARY", "true"
+        }
         release {
             minifyEnabled true
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
             signingConfig signingConfigs.release
+            buildConfigField "boolean", "USE_LEAK_CANARY", "false"
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/App.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/App.kt
index 48ef23b19..6141c6c76 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/App.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/App.kt
@@ -2,18 +2,19 @@ package com.simplemobiletools.gallery
 
 import android.app.Application
 import com.github.ajalt.reprint.core.Reprint
+import com.simplemobiletools.gallery.BuildConfig.USE_LEAK_CANARY
 import com.squareup.leakcanary.LeakCanary
 
 class App : Application() {
-    val USE_LEAK_CANARY = false
     override fun onCreate() {
         super.onCreate()
-        Reprint.initialize(this)
         if (USE_LEAK_CANARY) {
             if (LeakCanary.isInAnalyzerProcess(this)) {
                 return
             }
             LeakCanary.install(this)
         }
+
+        Reprint.initialize(this)
     }
 }