diff --git a/platform.json b/platform.json
index e8317d9..8677d5b 100644
--- a/platform.json
+++ b/platform.json
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
       "version": "~1.1.0"
     },
     "tool-openocd-esp32": {
-      "type": "uploader",
+      "type": "debugger",
       "optional": true,
       "version": "~0.1.0"
     }