diff --git a/.vscode/launch.json b/.vscode/launch.json
index 6a632e0f10..fa6f96c5fd 100644
--- a/.vscode/launch.json
+++ b/.vscode/launch.json
@@ -8,12 +8,6 @@
             "type": "lldb",
             "request": "launch",
             "name": "Debug executable 'rustpython'",
-            "cargo": {
-                "args": [
-                    "build",
-                    "--package=rustpython"
-                ],
-            },
             "preLaunchTask": "Build RustPython Debug",
             "program": "target/debug/rustpython",
             "args": [],
@@ -22,6 +16,18 @@
             },
             "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
         },
+        {
+            "type": "lldb",
+            "request": "launch",
+            "name": "Debug executable 'rustpython' without SSL",
+            "preLaunchTask": "Build RustPython Debug without SSL",
+            "program": "target/debug/rustpython",
+            "args": [],
+            "env": {
+                "RUST_BACKTRACE": "1"
+            },
+            "cwd": "${workspaceFolder}"
+        },
         {
             "type": "lldb",
             "request": "launch",
diff --git a/.vscode/tasks.json b/.vscode/tasks.json
index 415356ac87..18a3d6010d 100644
--- a/.vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/.vscode/tasks.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "version": "2.0.0",
     "tasks": [
         {
-            "label": "Build RustPython Debug",
+            "label": "Build RustPython Debug without SSL",
             "type": "shell",
             "command": "cargo",
             "args": [
@@ -15,6 +15,22 @@
                 "kind": "build",
                 "isDefault": true,
             },
-        }
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "Build RustPython Debug",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "cargo",
+            "args": [
+                "build",
+                "--features=ssl"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": [
+                "$rustc",
+            ],
+            "group": {
+                "kind": "build",
+                "isDefault": true,
+            },
+        },
     ],
 }
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