diff --git a/internal/integrationtest/debug/debug_test.go b/internal/integrationtest/debug/debug_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9a6371ac570
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/integrationtest/debug/debug_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+// This file is part of arduino-cli.
+//
+// Copyright 2022 ARDUINO SA (http://www.arduino.cc/)
+//
+// This software is released under the GNU General Public License version 3,
+// which covers the main part of arduino-cli.
+// The terms of this license can be found at:
+// https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
+//
+// You can be released from the requirements of the above licenses by purchasing
+// a commercial license. Buying such a license is mandatory if you want to
+// modify or otherwise use the software for commercial activities involving the
+// Arduino software without disclosing the source code of your own applications.
+// To purchase a commercial license, send an email to license@arduino.cc.
+
+package debug_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/arduino/arduino-cli/internal/integrationtest"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestDebuggerStarts(t *testing.T) {
+	env, cli := integrationtest.CreateArduinoCLIWithEnvironment(t)
+	defer env.CleanUp()
+
+	// Init the environment explicitly
+	_, _, err := cli.Run("core", "update-index")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Install cores
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("core", "install", "arduino:samd")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Create sketch for testing
+	sketchName := "DebuggerStartTest"
+	sketchPath := cli.DataDir().Join(sketchName)
+	fqbn := "arduino:samd:mkr1000"
+
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("sketch", "new", sketchPath.String())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Build sketch
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("compile", "-b", fqbn, sketchPath.String())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	programmer := "atmel_ice"
+	// Starts debugger
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("debug", "-b", fqbn, "-P", programmer, sketchPath.String(), "--info")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestDebuggerWithPdeSketchStarts(t *testing.T) {
+	env, cli := integrationtest.CreateArduinoCLIWithEnvironment(t)
+	defer env.CleanUp()
+
+	_, _, err := cli.Run("update")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Install core
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("core", "install", "arduino:samd")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	sketchName := "DebuggerPdeSketchStartTest"
+	sketchPath := cli.DataDir().Join(sketchName)
+	fqbn := "arduino:samd:mkr1000"
+
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("sketch", "new", sketchPath.String())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Looks for sketch file .ino
+	pathDir, err := sketchPath.ReadDir()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	fileIno := pathDir[0]
+
+	// Renames sketch file to pde
+	filePde := sketchPath.Join(sketchName + ".pde")
+	err = fileIno.Rename(filePde)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Build sketch
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("compile", "-b", fqbn, filePde.String())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	programmer := "atmel_ice"
+	// Starts debugger
+	_, _, err = cli.Run("debug", "-b", fqbn, "-P", programmer, filePde.String(), "--info")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/test/test_debug.py b/test/test_debug.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9da20b9513a..00000000000
--- a/test/test_debug.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-# This file is part of arduino-cli.
-#
-# Copyright 2020 ARDUINO SA (http://www.arduino.cc/)
-#
-# This software is released under the GNU General Public License version 3,
-# which covers the main part of arduino-cli.
-# The terms of this license can be found at:
-# https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
-#
-# You can be released from the requirements of the above licenses by purchasing
-# a commercial license. Buying such a license is mandatory if you want to modify or
-# otherwise use the software for commercial activities involving the Arduino
-# software without disclosing the source code of your own applications. To purchase
-# a commercial license, send an email to license@arduino.cc.
-
-
-from pathlib import Path
-
-
-def test_debugger_starts(run_command, data_dir):
-    # Init the environment explicitly
-    assert run_command(["core", "update-index"])
-
-    # Install cores
-    assert run_command(["core", "install", "arduino:samd"])
-
-    # Create sketch for testing
-    sketch_name = "DebuggerStartTest"
-    sketch_path = Path(data_dir, sketch_name)
-    fqbn = "arduino:samd:mkr1000"
-
-    assert run_command(["sketch", "new", sketch_path])
-
-    # Build sketch
-    assert run_command(["compile", "-b", fqbn, sketch_path])
-
-    programmer = "atmel_ice"
-    # Starts debugger
-    assert run_command(["debug", "-b", fqbn, "-P", programmer, sketch_path, "--info"])
-
-
-def test_debugger_with_pde_sketch_starts(run_command, data_dir):
-    assert run_command(["update"])
-
-    # Install core
-    assert run_command(["core", "install", "arduino:samd"])
-
-    # Create sketch for testing
-    sketch_name = "DebuggerPdeSketchStartTest"
-    sketch_path = Path(data_dir, sketch_name)
-    fqbn = "arduino:samd:mkr1000"
-
-    assert run_command(["sketch", "new", sketch_path])
-
-    # Renames sketch file to pde
-    Path(sketch_path, f"{sketch_name}.ino").rename(sketch_path / f"{sketch_name}.pde")
-
-    # Build sketch
-    assert run_command(["compile", "-b", fqbn, sketch_path])
-
-    programmer = "atmel_ice"
-    # Starts debugger
-    assert run_command(["debug", "-b", fqbn, "-P", programmer, sketch_path, "--info"])