diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/index.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/index.ts
index 2c3d96a693..2589ea66d3 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/index.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/index.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,10 @@ function registerPackageCommand(program: Command) {
     )
     .option('--count <count>', 'Number of requests to send')
     .option('--workers <workers>', 'Number of workers to use', '2')
-    .option('--debug', 'Enable debug mode')
+    .option(
+      '--debug',
+      `Enable debug mode, which will save cassettes to '.cassettes/{pluginId}.yml'`,
+    )
     .option(
       '--exclude-checks <excludeChecks>',
       'Exclude checks from schemathesis run',
diff --git a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/package/schema/openapi/fuzz.ts b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/package/schema/openapi/fuzz.ts
index 50de8d27c5..c7970fbe70 100644
--- a/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/package/schema/openapi/fuzz.ts
+++ b/packages/repo-tools/src/commands/package/schema/openapi/fuzz.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ async function fuzz(opts: OptionValues) {
   if (opts.debug) {
     args.push(
       '--cassette-path',
-      cliPaths.resolveTargetRoot(join('.cassettes', `${pluginId}`)),
+      cliPaths.resolveTargetRoot(join('.cassettes', `${pluginId}.yml`)),
     );
   }
 
@@ -75,13 +75,11 @@ async function fuzz(opts: OptionValues) {
       'run',
       '--checks',
       'all',
-      '--data-generation-method',
-      'all',
       ...args,
       `${config.getString('backend.baseUrl')}/api/${pluginId}/openapi.json`,
     ],
     {
-      stdio: ['ignore', 'inherit', 'inherit'],
+      stdio: ['ignore', 'inherit', 'ignore'],
     },
   );
 }