diff --git a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/DatabaseManagers/SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/DatabaseManagers/SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp
--- a/native/cpp/CommonCpp/DatabaseManagers/SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp
+++ b/native/cpp/CommonCpp/DatabaseManagers/SQLiteQueryExecutor.cpp
@@ -739,8 +739,14 @@
 
 void SQLiteQueryExecutor::assign_encryption_key() {
   CommSecureStore commSecureStore{};
+
+#if DEBUG
+  std::string encryptionKey{"DEBUG"};
+#else
   std::string encryptionKey = comm::crypto::Tools::generateRandomHexString(
       SQLiteQueryExecutor::sqlcipherEncryptionKeySize);
+#endif
+
   commSecureStore.set(
       SQLiteQueryExecutor::secureStoreEncryptionKeyID, encryptionKey);
   SQLiteQueryExecutor::encryptionKey = encryptionKey;