diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 50223c302..613ef0034 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ android {
             minifyEnabled false
             proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android-optimize.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
         }
+        debug {
+            applicationIdSuffix '.debug'
+        }
     }
     compileOptions {
         sourceCompatibility JavaVersion.VERSION_1_8
diff --git a/app/src/debug/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/debug/res/values/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47c37915c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/debug/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<resources>
+    <string name="app_name" translatable="false">Fedilab dbg</string>
+</resources>