diff --git a/src/meta/js.js b/src/meta/js.js
index a022497136..21dc1c4cee 100644
--- a/src/meta/js.js
+++ b/src/meta/js.js
@@ -111,7 +111,24 @@ module.exports = function(Meta) {
 
 	Meta.js.minify = function(minify, callback) {
 		if (nconf.get('isPrimary') === 'true') {
-			var minifier = Meta.js.minifierProc = fork('minifier.js'),
+			/**
+			 * Check if the parent process is running with the debug option --debug (or --debug-brk)
+			 */
+			var forkProcessParams = {};
+			if(global.v8debug) {
+				/**
+				 * use the line below if you want to debug minifier.js script too (or even --debug-brk option, but
+				 * you'll have to setup your debugger and connect to the forked process)
+				 */
+				//forkProcessParams = {execArgv: ['--debug=' + (global.process.debugPort + 1), '--nolazy']};
+
+				/**
+				 * otherwise, just clean up --debug/--debug-brk options which are set up by default from the parent one
+				 */
+				forkProcessParams = {execArgv: []};
+			}
+
+			var minifier = Meta.js.minifierProc = fork('minifier.js', [], forkProcessParams),
 				onComplete = function(err) {
 					if (err) {
 						winston.error('[meta/js] Minification failed: ' + err.message);