diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index 45a787ab6ce..0b6c8a4a08f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -4571,28 +4571,29 @@ void GdbEngine::doUpdateLocals(const UpdateParameters &params)
     watchHandler()->appendFormatRequests(&cmd);
     watchHandler()->appendWatchersAndTooltipRequests(&cmd);
 
-    cmd.arg("stringcutoff", action(MaximalStringLength)->value().toString());
-    cmd.arg("displaystringlimit", action(DisplayStringLimit)->value().toString());
-
     const static bool alwaysVerbose = !qgetenv("QTC_DEBUGGER_PYTHON_VERBOSE").isEmpty();
-
     cmd.arg("passexceptions", alwaysVerbose);
     cmd.arg("fancy", boolSetting(UseDebuggingHelpers));
     cmd.arg("autoderef", boolSetting(AutoDerefPointers));
     cmd.arg("dyntype", boolSetting(UseDynamicType));
     cmd.arg("qobjectnames", boolSetting(ShowQObjectNames));
-    cmd.arg("nativemixed", isNativeMixedActive());
 
     StackFrame frame = stackHandler()->currentFrame();
     cmd.arg("context", frame.context);
+    cmd.arg("nativemixed", isNativeMixedActive());
+
+    cmd.arg("stringcutoff", action(MaximalStringLength)->value().toString());
+    cmd.arg("displaystringlimit", action(DisplayStringLimit)->value().toString());
 
     cmd.arg("resultvarname", m_resultVarName);
     cmd.arg("partialvar", params.partialVariable);
-    cmd.callback = CB(handleFetchVariables);
-    runCommand(cmd);
 
-    cmd.arg("passexceptions", true);
     m_lastDebuggableCommand = cmd;
+    m_lastDebuggableCommand.arg("passexceptions", "1");
+
+    cmd.callback = CB(handleFetchVariables);
+
+    runCommand(cmd);
 }
 
 void GdbEngine::handleFetchVariables(const DebuggerResponse &response)
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
index 20c0077ad71..a60095997a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/lldb/lldbengine.cpp
@@ -813,7 +813,11 @@ void LldbEngine::doUpdateLocals(const UpdateParameters &params)
     cmd.arg("context", frame.context);
     cmd.arg("nativemixed", isNativeMixedActive());
 
+    cmd.arg("stringcutoff", action(MaximalStringLength)->value().toString());
+    cmd.arg("displaystringlimit", action(DisplayStringLimit)->value().toString());
+
     //cmd.arg("resultvarname", m_resultVarName);
+    cmd.arg("partialvar", params.partialVariable);
 
     m_lastDebuggableCommand = cmd;
     m_lastDebuggableCommand.arg("passexceptions", "1");