diff --git a/vim/my.nvim/lua/lsp/servers.lua b/vim/my.nvim/lua/lsp/servers.lua
index 814f9e9..5b09a03 100644
--- a/vim/my.nvim/lua/lsp/servers.lua
+++ b/vim/my.nvim/lua/lsp/servers.lua
@@ -56,7 +56,12 @@ local function rust_debug_single(command)
     if vim.g.rnvim then
         local ws = require("rnvim.workspace").current()
         if ws and ws.host ~= "local" then
-            vim.notify("debugging remote runnables is not supported", vim.log.levels.WARN)
+            local ok, rdap = pcall(require, "rnvim.dap.rust")
+            if ok and rdap.debug_runnable then
+                rdap.debug_runnable(runnable)
+            else
+                vim.notify("remote debugging needs a newer rnvim (rnvim.dap.rust missing)", vim.log.levels.WARN)
+            end
             return
         end
     end
diff --git a/vim/my.nvim/lua/setup.lua b/vim/my.nvim/lua/setup.lua
index 977c291..c24ffd6 100644
--- a/vim/my.nvim/lua/setup.lua
+++ b/vim/my.nvim/lua/setup.lua
@@ -78,11 +78,8 @@ local rnvim_excluded = {
     ["vim-dispatch"] = true,
     ["cmake4vim"] = true,
     ["vista.vim"] = true,
-    ["nvim-dap"] = true,
-    ["nvim-nio"] = true,
-    ["nvim-dap-ui"] = true,
-    ["nvim-dap-virtual-text"] = true,
-    ["persistent-breakpoints.nvim"] = true,
+    -- NOTE: the nvim-dap stack stays INCLUDED: rnvim.dap debugs remote
+    -- runnables through it (adapter runs remotely, client UI is local)
     ["nvim-coverage"] = true,
     ["markdown-preview.nvim"] = true,
     ["vimtex"] = true,