     (while variables
       (let ((var (pop variables)))
         (if (consp variables)
-            (condition-case err
+            (condition-case-unless-debug err
                 (set-default var (eval (pop variables)))
               ('error
                (configuration-layer//increment-error-count)

                 (format "  -> ignored pre-init (%S)..." layer))
              (spacemacs-buffer/message
               (format "  -> pre-init (%S)..." layer))
              (condition-case err
                  (funcall (intern (format "%S/pre-init-%S" layer pkg-name)))
                ('error
                 (configuration-layer//increment-error-count)

                 (format "  -> ignored post-init (%S)..." layer))
              (spacemacs-buffer/message
               (format "  -> post-init (%S)..." layer))
              (condition-case-unless-debug err
                  (funcall (intern (format "%S/post-init-%S" layer pkg-name)))
                ('error
                 (configuration-layer//increment-error-count)
