diff --git a/wasm/wasm.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/wasm/test/converters/WasmBackendFacade.kt b/wasm/wasm.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/wasm/test/converters/WasmBackendFacade.kt
index 3bb228bb627..bf08e7ee302 100644
--- a/wasm/wasm.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/wasm/test/converters/WasmBackendFacade.kt
+++ b/wasm/wasm.tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/wasm/test/converters/WasmBackendFacade.kt
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class WasmBackendFacade(
             propertyLazyInitialization = true,
             generateTypeScriptFragment = generateDts
         )
-        val generateWat = debugMode >= DebugMode.DEBUG
+        val generateWat = debugMode >= DebugMode.DEBUG || configuration.getBoolean(JSConfigurationKeys.WASM_GENERATE_WAT)
         val baseFileName = "index"
 
         val compilerResult = compileWasm(