diff --git a/CHANGES/528.misc b/CHANGES/528.misc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af8f6442
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/528.misc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Disabled the debugging mode.
diff --git a/plugin-template b/plugin-template
index dbbc7c37..777fc18a 100755
--- a/plugin-template
+++ b/plugin-template
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ DEFAULT_SETTINGS = {
     "plugin_snake": None,
     "publish_docs_to_pulpprojectdotorg": False,
     "pulp_settings": None,
-    "pulpcore_branch": "master",
+    "pulpcore_branch": "main",
     "pulpcore_revision": None,
     "pulpcore_pip_version_specifier": None,
     "pulpprojectdotorg_key_id": None,
diff --git a/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/before_install.sh.j2 b/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/before_install.sh.j2
index a73858ed..ea26bb6e 100755
--- a/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/before_install.sh.j2
+++ b/templates/github/.github/workflows/scripts/before_install.sh.j2
@@ -166,7 +166,6 @@ then
   exit $s
 fi
 
-sed -i -e 's/DEBUG = False/DEBUG = True/' pulpcore/pulpcore/app/settings.py
 {%- if not tasking_allow_async_unsafe %}
 # Patch DJANGO_ALLOW_ASYNC_UNSAFE out of the pulpcore tasking_system
 # Don't let it fail. Be opportunistic.