diff --git a/recipes-core/images/helium-image-default.bb b/recipes-core/images/helium-image-default.bb
index 075422b..6c509a7 100644
--- a/recipes-core/images/helium-image-default.bb
+++ b/recipes-core/images/helium-image-default.bb
@@ -46,16 +46,17 @@ HELIUM_TOOLS = " \
 IMAGE_INSTALL += " \
 	${OS_BASE} \
 	${OS_TOOLS} \
+	${HARDENING} \
 	${HELIUM_BASE} \
 	${HELIUM_TOOLS} \
 "
 
-
-
-IMAGE_FEATURES += "\
+IMAGE_FEATURES += " \
 	ssh-server-dropbear \
 	package-management \
 "
+# debug-tweaks are enabled by default in local.conf, disable this for Helium images
+IMAGE_FEATURES:remove = "debug-tweaks"
 
 # default user/password config
 inherit extrausers