diff --git a/TESTING.md b/TESTING.md
index bc5f80d10..7e90e9d43 100644
--- a/TESTING.md
+++ b/TESTING.md
@@ -1,36 +1,3 @@
-## Build & Run
-
-Depending on what area you are working in change or add `HB_DEBUG_<whatever>`.
-Values defined in `hb-debug.hh`.
-
-```shell
-CPPFLAGS='-DHB_DEBUG_SUBSET=100' meson setup build
-meson test -C build
-```
-
-### Run tests with asan
-
-```shell
-meson setup build -Db_sanitize=address
-meson compile -C build
-meson test -C build
-```
-
-### Debug with GDB
-
-```
-meson setup build
-meson compile -C build
-meson test -C build --gdb testname
-```
-
-### Enable Debug Logging
-
-```shell
-CPPFLAGS=-DHB_DEBUG_SUBSET=100 meson build
-ninja -C build
-```
-
 ## Build and Test
 
 ```shell
@@ -39,10 +6,41 @@ ninja -Cbuild
 meson test -Cbuild
 ```
 
+### Debug with GDB
+
+```shell
+meson test -Cbuild --gdb testname
+```
+
+## Build and Run
+
+Depending on what area you are working in change or add `HB_DEBUG_<whatever>`.
+Values defined in `hb-debug.hh`.
+
+```shell
+CPPFLAGS='-DHB_DEBUG_SUBSET=100' meson setup build --reconfigure
+meson test -C build
+```
+
+### Run tests with asan
+
+```shell
+meson setup build -Db_sanitize=address --reconfigure
+meson compile -C build
+meson test -C build
+```
+
+### Enable Debug Logging
+
+```shell
+CPPFLAGS=-DHB_DEBUG_SUBSET=100 meson build --reconfigure
+ninja -C build
+```
+
 ## Test with the Fuzzer
 
 ```shell
-CXXFLAGS="-fsanitize=address,fuzzer-no-link" meson build --default-library=static -Dfuzzer_ldflags="-fsanitize=address,fuzzer" -Dexperimental_api=true
+CXXFLAGS="-fsanitize=address,fuzzer-no-link" meson build --default-library=static -Dfuzzer_ldflags="-fsanitize=address,fuzzer" -Dexperimental_api=true --reconfigure
 ninja -C build test/fuzzing/hb-{shape,draw,subset,set}-fuzzer
 build/test/fuzzing/hb-subset-fuzzer
 ```
@@ -50,7 +48,7 @@ build/test/fuzzing/hb-subset-fuzzer
 ## Profiling
 
 ```
-meson build
+meson build --reconfigure
 meson compile -C build
 build/perf/perf
 ```