diff --git a/configs/basic.js b/configs/basic.js
index f3d4fa7..c9c5aae 100644
--- a/configs/basic.js
+++ b/configs/basic.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 // NOTE: we start with all rules enabled (error) for a strict baseline (eslint:all)
 // NOTE: all rules not following "<rule>: error" thus imply preference over the baseline
 
+let isIde = process.env.VSCODE_PID !== undefined;
+
 module.exports = {
   plugins: [],
 
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ module.exports = {
     }],
     'no-continue': 'off',
     'no-control-regex': 'error',
-    'no-debugger': 'off', // FIXME set to warn after https://github.com/eslint/eslint/issues/7549
+    'no-debugger': isIde ? 'warn' : 'off',
     'no-delete-var': 'error',
     'no-div-regex': 'off',
     'no-dupe-args': 'error',
diff --git a/configs/typescript.js b/configs/typescript.js
index a34f685..57dbc63 100644
--- a/configs/typescript.js
+++ b/configs/typescript.js
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ _basic = _.cloneDeep(_basic);
 _babel = _.cloneDeep(_babel);
 
 
+let isIde = process.env.VSCODE_PID !== undefined;
+
 module.exports = {
   extends: [
     'plugin:@typescript-eslint/recommended'
@@ -86,7 +88,8 @@ module.exports = {
     '@typescript-eslint/strict-boolean-expressions': 'error', // requiresTypeInfo
     '@typescript-eslint/typedef': 'off',
     '@typescript-eslint/type-annotation-spacing': ['error'], // tslint:typedef-whitespace
-    '@typescript-eslint/unbound-method': 'off', // tslint:no-unbound-method
+    // @typescript-eslint/unbound-method is buggy, otherwise it should be set to 'error'
+    '@typescript-eslint/unbound-method': isIde ? 'warn' : 'off', // tslint:no-unbound-method
     '@typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-type-arguments': 'error', // tslint:use-default-type-parameter
     '@typescript-eslint/unified-signatures': 'error',