checkpoint
diff --git a/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd b/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd
index 5192e06..55e6664 100644
--- a/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd
+++ b/asterix-common/src/main/resources/schema/cluster.xsd
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 	<xs:element name="client_port" type="xs:integer" />
 	<xs:element name="cluster_port" type="xs:integer" />
 	<xs:element name="http_port" type="xs:integer" />
+	<xs:element name="debug_port" type="xs:integer" />
+	
 
 	<!-- definition of complex elements -->
 	<xs:element name="working_dir">
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@
 				<xs:element ref="cl:client_port" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:cluster_port" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:http_port" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:debug_port" minOccurs="0" />
 			</xs:sequence>
 		</xs:complexType>
 	</xs:element>
@@ -75,6 +78,7 @@
 				<xs:element ref="cl:txn_log_dir" minOccurs="0" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:store" minOccurs="0" />
 				<xs:element ref="cl:iodevices" minOccurs="0" />
+				<xs:element ref="cl:debug_port" minOccurs="0" />
 			</xs:sequence>
 		</xs:complexType>
 	</xs:element>