diff --git a/app/client/.eslintrc.base.json b/app/client/.eslintrc.base.json
index 6826984d32..c141e3bf46 100644
--- a/app/client/.eslintrc.base.json
+++ b/app/client/.eslintrc.base.json
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
       "error",
       { "caseSensitive": false }
     ],
-    "no-console": "warn",
-    "no-debugger": "warn",
+    "no-console": "error",
+    "no-debugger": "error",
     "@typescript-eslint/no-restricted-imports": [
       "error",
       {
diff --git a/app/client/build.sh b/app/client/build.sh
index 4df23bc8fb..b15fd524c3 100755
--- a/app/client/build.sh
+++ b/app/client/build.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ fi
 # build cra app
 export REACT_APP_SENTRY_RELEASE=$GIT_SHA
 export REACT_APP_CLIENT_LOG_LEVEL=ERROR
+# Disable CRA built-in ESLint checks since we have our own config and a separate step for this
+export DISABLE_ESLINT_PLUGIN=true
 craco --max-old-space-size=7168 build --config craco.build.config.js
 
 if [ "$GITHUB_REPOSITORY" == "appsmithorg/appsmith-ee" ]; then