diff --git a/include/pocketpy/pocketpy.h b/include/pocketpy/pocketpy.h
index 2a3705c3..fab5b4b3 100644
--- a/include/pocketpy/pocketpy.h
+++ b/include/pocketpy/pocketpy.h
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ PK_API void py_debugger_exceptionbreakpoint(py_Ref exc);
 PK_API void py_debugger_exit(int code);
 #else
 #define py_debugger_waitforattach(hostname, port)
-#define py_debugger_isattached() (false)
+#define py_debugger_status() 0
 #define py_debugger_exceptionbreakpoint(exc)
 #define py_debugger_exit(code)
 #endif
diff --git a/src/interpreter/ceval.c b/src/interpreter/ceval.c
index ad5368c1..0d31e735 100644
--- a/src/interpreter/ceval.c
+++ b/src/interpreter/ceval.c
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ __NEXT_STEP:
 
 #if PK_ENABLE_WATCHDOG
     if(self->watchdog_info.max_reset_time > 0) {
-        if(!py_debugger_isattached() && clock() > self->watchdog_info.max_reset_time) {
+        if(py_debugger_status() != 0 && clock() > self->watchdog_info.max_reset_time) {
             self->watchdog_info.max_reset_time = 0;
             TimeoutError("watchdog timeout");
             goto __ERROR;
diff --git a/src/public/PyException.c b/src/public/PyException.c
index 18c976cc..cc1008bb 100644
--- a/src/public/PyException.c
+++ b/src/public/PyException.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ void py_BaseException__stpush(py_Frame* frame,
                               int lineno,
                               const char* func_name) {
     BaseException* ud = py_touserdata(self);
-    int max_frame_dumps = py_debugger_isattached() ? 31 : 7;
+    int max_frame_dumps = py_debugger_status() == 1 ? 31 : 7;
     if(ud->stacktrace.length >= max_frame_dumps) return;
     BaseExceptionFrame* frame_dump = c11_vector__emplace(&ud->stacktrace);
     PK_INCREF(src);
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ void py_BaseException__stpush(py_Frame* frame,
     frame_dump->lineno = lineno;
     frame_dump->name = func_name ? c11_string__new(func_name) : NULL;
 
-    if(py_debugger_isattached()) {
+    if(py_debugger_status() == 1) {
         if(frame != NULL) {
             py_Frame_newlocals(frame, &frame_dump->locals);
             py_Frame_newglobals(frame, &frame_dump->globals);
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ char* py_formatexc() {
     VM* vm = pk_current_vm;
     if(py_isnil(&vm->unhandled_exc)) return NULL;
     char* res = formatexc_internal(&vm->unhandled_exc);
-    if(py_debugger_isattached()) py_debugger_exceptionbreakpoint(&vm->unhandled_exc);
+    if(py_debugger_status() == 1) py_debugger_exceptionbreakpoint(&vm->unhandled_exc);
     return res;
 }