diff --git a/include/packager/live_packager_export.h b/include/packager/live_packager_export.h
index 841569cb56..2573ecd46b 100644
--- a/include/packager/live_packager_export.h
+++ b/include/packager/live_packager_export.h
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ typedef enum LogSeverity {
   FATAL = 3,
 } LogSeverity_t;
 
-
 /// Enable general logging
 void lp_initializeLog(LogSeverity_t sev);
 /// Capture detailed logging messages
diff --git a/packager/CMakeLists.txt b/packager/CMakeLists.txt
index 884b9e107c..c74929aeed 100644
--- a/packager/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/packager/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -220,6 +220,11 @@ target_link_libraries(packager_test
 
 # Disabled by default, otherwise build live packager unit tests if BUILD_LIVE_TEST is on.
 if(BUILD_LIVE_TEST AND NOT MSVC)
+  set(IS_DEBUG_BUILD CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug")
+  # Indication to the code that this is a debug build
+  if (${IS_DEBUG_BUILD})
+    add_compile_definitions(__DEBUG__)
+  endif ()
   add_executable(live_packager_test
           live_packager_test.cc
   )
diff --git a/packager/live_packager_test.cc b/packager/live_packager_test.cc
index bfef17eb94..4145672aa3 100644
--- a/packager/live_packager_test.cc
+++ b/packager/live_packager_test.cc
@@ -1562,11 +1562,20 @@ TEST(LivePackagerLoggingTest, InvalidDecryptKeyID) {
   SegmentBuffer out;
   ASSERT_NE(Status::OK, live_packager.Package(init_seg, media_seg, out));
 
+#ifdef __DEBUG__
   const std::vector<std::string> expected_errors = {
-    "(ERROR): Error retrieving decryption key: 14 (INTERNAL_ERROR): Key for key_id=00000000621f2afe7ab2c868d5fd2e2e was not found.",
-    "(ERROR): Cannot decrypt samples.",
-    "(ERROR): Error while parsing MP4",
+      "(ERROR): Error retrieving decryption key: 14 (INTERNAL_ERROR): Key for "
+      "key_id=00000000621f2afe7ab2c868d5fd2e2e was not found.",
+      "(ERROR): Cannot decrypt samples.",
+      "(ERROR): Error while parsing MP4",
   };
+#else
+  const std::vector<std::string> expected_errors = {
+      "(ERROR): Error retrieving decryption key: 14 (INTERNAL_ERROR): Key for "
+      "key_id=00000000621f2afe7ab2c868d5fd2e2e was not found.",
+      "(ERROR): Cannot decrypt samples.",
+  };
+#endif
 
   int num_errors = 0;
   const auto messages = lp_getErrorMessages(&num_errors);