diff --git a/numass-control/cryotemp/build.gradle b/numass-control/cryotemp/build.gradle
index dc19332c..2d77e7a3 100644
--- a/numass-control/cryotemp/build.gradle
+++ b/numass-control/cryotemp/build.gradle
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 task debug(dependsOn: classes, type: JavaExec) {
     main mainClass
-    args "--debug=true"
+    args "--config.resource=/config-debug/devices.xml"
     classpath = sourceSets.main.runtimeClasspath
     description "Start application in debug mode with default virtual port"
     group "debug"
diff --git a/numass-control/cryotemp/src/main/java/inr/numass/cryotemp/PKT8Device.java b/numass-control/cryotemp/src/main/java/inr/numass/cryotemp/PKT8Device.java
index 19a51d86..6afa2e5f 100644
--- a/numass-control/cryotemp/src/main/java/inr/numass/cryotemp/PKT8Device.java
+++ b/numass-control/cryotemp/src/main/java/inr/numass/cryotemp/PKT8Device.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import hep.dataforge.control.connections.Roles;
 import hep.dataforge.control.connections.StorageConnection;
 import hep.dataforge.control.devices.Device;
 import hep.dataforge.control.devices.PortSensor;
+import hep.dataforge.control.devices.StateDef;
 import hep.dataforge.control.measurements.AbstractMeasurement;
 import hep.dataforge.control.measurements.Measurement;
 import hep.dataforge.control.ports.PortHandler;
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 @RoleDef(name = Roles.STORAGE_ROLE)
 @RoleDef(name = Roles.VIEW_ROLE)
 @ValueDef(name = "port", def = "virtual", info = "The name of the port for this PKT8")
+@StateDef(name = "storing")
 public class PKT8Device extends PortSensor<PKT8Result> {
     public static final String PKT8_DEVICE_TYPE = "numass:pkt8";
 
diff --git a/numass-control/cryotemp/src/main/resources/config-debug/devices.xml b/numass-control/cryotemp/src/main/resources/config-debug/devices.xml
index 9d7c9e96..d3e2e250 100644
--- a/numass-control/cryotemp/src/main/resources/config-debug/devices.xml
+++ b/numass-control/cryotemp/src/main/resources/config-debug/devices.xml
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 <config>
     <storage path="D:/temp/test"/>
     <numass run="serverTest"/>
-    <device type="PKT8">
+    <device type="PKT8" port = "virtual" abuf = "120">
         <!--<connection ip="192.168.111.137" port="4001"/>-->
-        <abuf>120</abuf>
         <channel designation="a" name="a-channel" r0="1000" transformationType="hyperbolic" coefs="[1.0,1.0]"
                  color="black"/>
         <channel designation="b" name="b-channel" r0="1000" transformationType="hyperbolic" coefs="[1.1,1.1]"/>
diff --git a/numass-control/src/main/java/inr/numass/control/NumassControlUtils.java b/numass-control/src/main/java/inr/numass/control/NumassControlUtils.java
index a581bd27..ef10c214 100644
--- a/numass-control/src/main/java/inr/numass/control/NumassControlUtils.java
+++ b/numass-control/src/main/java/inr/numass/control/NumassControlUtils.java
@@ -68,10 +68,15 @@ public class NumassControlUtils {
     }
 
     public static Optional<Meta> getConfig(Application app) {
+        String debugConfig = app.getParameters().getNamed().get("config.resource");
+        if (debugConfig != null) {
+            return Optional.ofNullable(readResourceMeta(debugConfig));
+        }
+
         String configFileName = app.getParameters().getNamed().get("config");
         Logger logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(app.getClass());
         if (configFileName == null) {
-            logger.info("Configuration path not defined. Loading configuration from {}",DEFAULT_CONFIG_LOCATION);
+            logger.info("Configuration path not defined. Loading configuration from {}", DEFAULT_CONFIG_LOCATION);
             configFileName = DEFAULT_CONFIG_LOCATION;
         }
         File configFile = new File(configFileName);
@@ -100,7 +105,7 @@ public class NumassControlUtils {
         return ctx;
     }
 
-    public static void setDFStageIcon(Stage stage){
+    public static void setDFStageIcon(Stage stage) {
         stage.getIcons().add(new Image(NumassControlUtils.class.getResourceAsStream("/img/df.png")));
     }