diff --git a/src/platform/qt/scripting/ScriptingController.cpp b/src/platform/qt/scripting/ScriptingController.cpp
index 184f61094..f5bef6b46 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/scripting/ScriptingController.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/qt/scripting/ScriptingController.cpp
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ void ScriptingController::setController(std::shared_ptr<CoreController> controll
 	CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_controller);
 	m_controller->thread()->scriptContext = &m_scriptContext;
 	if (m_controller->hasStarted()) {
-		mScriptContextAttachCore(&m_scriptContext, m_controller->thread()->core);
+		attach();
 	}
 	updateVideoScale();
 	connect(m_controller.get(), &CoreController::stopping, this, &ScriptingController::clearController);
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void ScriptingController::reset() {
 	m_activeEngine = nullptr;
 	init();
 	if (m_controller && m_controller->hasStarted()) {
-		mScriptContextAttachCore(&m_scriptContext, m_controller->thread()->core);
+		attach();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -298,6 +298,12 @@ void ScriptingController::updateGamepad() {
 	}
 }
 
+void ScriptingController::attach() {
+	CoreController::Interrupter interrupter(m_controller);
+	mScriptContextAttachCore(&m_scriptContext, m_controller->thread()->core);
+	m_controller->attachDebugger(false);
+}
+
 void ScriptingController::attachGamepad() {
 	mScriptGamepad* pad = mScriptContextGamepadLookup(&m_scriptContext, 0);
 	if (pad == &m_gamepad) {
diff --git a/src/platform/qt/scripting/ScriptingController.h b/src/platform/qt/scripting/ScriptingController.h
index f2e698d76..a44e52b2e 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/scripting/ScriptingController.h
+++ b/src/platform/qt/scripting/ScriptingController.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ protected:
 
 private slots:
 	void updateGamepad();
+	void attach();
 
 private:
 	void init();