diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
index e3efee39..5a7b7813 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_and_deploy.yml
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ jobs:
       # ONLY UNCOMMENT SECTION BELOW FOR DEBUGGING PURPOSES: allows one to ssh into host machine. 
       # Follow instructions in  https://docs.github.com/en/authentication/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account 
       # to add your ssh keys.
-#      - name: Job failed. Activating debugging mode via up-term.
-#        if: ${{ failure() }}
-#        uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
-#        with:
-#           ## limits ssh access and adds the ssh public key for the user which triggered the workflow
-#            limit-access-to-actor: true
-#           ## limits ssh access and adds the ssh public keys of the listed GitHub users
-#            limit-access-to-users: chriski777, carsen-stringera
+      - name: Job failed. Activating debugging mode via up-term.
+        if: ${{ failure() }}
+        uses: lhotari/action-upterm@v1
+        with:
+          ## limits ssh access and adds the ssh public key for the user which triggered the workflow
+           limit-access-to-actor: true
+          ## limits ssh access and adds the ssh public keys of the listed GitHub users
+           limit-access-to-users: chriski777, carsen-stringera
             
       - name: Coverage
         # Only run coverage once