Minor improvements // Issue #4710

platformio/debug/config/base.py

@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ class DebugConfigBase:  # pylint: disable=too-many-instance-attributes
         )
 
     def _load_build_data(self):
-        data = load_build_metadata(os.getcwd(), self.env_name, cache=True, debug=True)
+        data = load_build_metadata(
+            os.getcwd(), self.env_name, cache=True, build_type="debug"
+        )
         if not data:
             raise DebugInvalidOptionsError("Could not load a build configuration")
         return data