diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index f0713286f3..bd62857104 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ function octavia_configure {
 
     # Use devstack logging configuration
     setup_logging $OCTAVIA_CONF
+    iniset $OCTAVIA_CONF DEFAULT debug $ENABLE_DEBUG_LOG_LEVEL
 
     # Change bind host
     iniset $OCTAVIA_CONF api_settings bind_host $SERVICE_HOST