diff --git a/.github/workflows/Linux.yaml b/.github/workflows/Linux.yaml
index 48bddd7b..5a76fa98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Linux.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Linux.yaml
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         #os: [ubuntu-18.04, ubuntu-latest]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        build_type: [serial, openmp]
+        build_type: [serial, openmp, debug]
         include:
           - build_type: serial
             cmake_flags: -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`pwd` -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DELEMENTS_ENABLE_SERIAL=ON -DELEMENTS_ENABLE_OPENMP=OFF
           - build_type: openmp
             cmake_flags: -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`pwd` -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DELEMENTS_ENABLE_SERIAL=ON -DELEMENTS_ENABLE_OPENMP=ON
+          - build_type: debug
+            cmake_flags: -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`pwd` -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DELEMENTS_ENABLE_SERIAL=ON -DELEMENTS_ENABLE_OPENMP=OFF
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/MacOS.yaml b/.github/workflows/MacOS.yaml
index 589a0b73..fd605b3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/MacOS.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/MacOS.yaml
@@ -13,12 +13,14 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [macos-11, macos-latest]
-        build_type: [serial, openmp]
+        build_type: [serial, openmp, debug]
         include:
           - build_type: serial
             extra_flags: "-DELEMENTS_ENABLE_SERIAL=ON -DELEMENTS_ENABLE_OPENMP=OFF"
           - build_type: openmp
             extra_flags: "-DELEMENTS_ENABLE_SERIAL=ON -DELEMENTS_ENABLE_OPENMP=ON"
+          - build_type: debug
+            extra_flags: "-DELEMENTS_ENABLE_SERIAL=ON -DELEMENTS_ENABLE_OPENMP=OFF"
     runs-on: ${{matrix.os}}
 
     steps:
@@ -44,10 +46,16 @@ jobs:
         # Explicitly hint Bison to CMake just in case
         BISON_PATH=$(brew --prefix bison)/bin/bison
         FLEX_PATH=$(brew --prefix flex)/bin/flex
+        # Determine build type
+        BUILD_TYPE="Release"
+        if [[ "${{ matrix.build_type }}" == "debug" ]]; then
+          BUILD_TYPE="Debug"
+        fi
+
         # Initialize flags array
         CMAKE_OPTS=(
           "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=${{github.workspace}}/install"
-          "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release"
+          "-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=$BUILD_TYPE"
           "-DBISON_EXECUTABLE=$BISON_PATH"
           "-DFLEX_EXECUTABLE=$FLEX_PATH"
         )
diff --git a/src/geometry/shapes.h b/src/geometry/shapes.h
index 60b07dae..1242fb2a 100644
--- a/src/geometry/shapes.h
+++ b/src/geometry/shapes.h
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ class Plane
 
     Plane(const ViewCArrayKokkos<double>& position_inp, const ViewCArrayKokkos<double>& normal_inp){
 
-        assert(position_inp.order() = 1 && "Plane constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for position");
-        assert(normal_inp.order() = 1 && "Plane constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for normal");
+        assert(position_inp.order() == 1 && "Plane constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for position");
+        assert(normal_inp.order() == 1 && "Plane constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for normal");
         assert(position_inp.extent() == normal_inp.extent() && "Plane constructor requires the position and normal vectors to have the same number of dimensions");
         assert(position_inp.extent() >= 2 && "Plane constructor requires at least 2 dimensions");
         
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class Circle
 
     Circle(const ViewCArrayKokkos<double>& position_inp, const ViewCArrayKokkos<double>& normal_inp, const double radius_inp){
 
-        assert(position_inp.order() = 1 && "Circle constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for position");
-        assert(normal_inp.order() = 1 && "Circle constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for normal");
+        assert(position_inp.order() == 1 && "Circle constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for position");
+        assert(normal_inp.order() == 1 && "Circle constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for normal");
         assert(position_inp.extent() == normal_inp.extent() && "Circle constructor requires the position and normal vectors to have the same number of dimensions");
         assert(radius_inp > 0.0 && "Circle constructor requires a positive radius");
         assert(position_inp.extent() >= 2 && "Circle constructor requires at least 2 dimensions");
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class Sphere
 
     Sphere(const ViewCArrayKokkos<double>& position_inp, const double radius_inp){
 
-        assert(position_inp.order() = 1 && "Sphere constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for position");
+        assert(position_inp.order() == 1 && "Sphere constructor requires a 1D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for position");
         assert(radius_inp > 0.0 && "Sphere constructor requires a positive radius");
         assert(position_inp.extent() == 3 && "Sphere constructor requires a 3D ViewCArrayKokkos<double> for position");