diff --git a/eas/do_sims.sh b/eas/do_sims.sh
index 3b4157ac72a0d70f2963d50251c5e1078624a33d..a33df9d50892b87110d872687442167ce4c4596b 100755
--- a/eas/do_sims.sh
+++ b/eas/do_sims.sh
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ if $sites; then
   rain="$rain -s ${site}"
 fi
 
-if $debug; then
+if $docker; then
   rain="$rain -d"
 fi