diff --git a/interactive_engine/executor/assembly/groot/Cargo.toml b/interactive_engine/executor/assembly/groot/Cargo.toml
index dadfc50b8024..ae933fc115ee 100644
--- a/interactive_engine/executor/assembly/groot/Cargo.toml
+++ b/interactive_engine/executor/assembly/groot/Cargo.toml
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ column_filter_push_down = []
 # TODO(siyuan): re-enable debug assertions by addressing the reports for misaligned pointer dereferences https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/98112/
 debug-assertions = false
 
-[profile.release]
+[profile.release-with-debug-info]
+inherits = "release"
 debug = true
diff --git a/interactive_engine/executor/build.sh b/interactive_engine/executor/build.sh
index 8f6ed0f5a36b..4938ec30d1b3 100755
--- a/interactive_engine/executor/build.sh
+++ b/interactive_engine/executor/build.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ if [ "$MODE" = "debug" ]; then
 elif [ "$MODE" = "release" ]; then
   cargo build --release $append
 else
-  echo "Invalid mode, choose from debug or release."
-  exit 1
+  cargo build --profile $MODE $append
 fi
 
 if [ "$TARGET" = "groot" ]; then