diff --git a/scripts/sonobuoy b/scripts/sonobuoy
index 448a6f90ee..8d7285ad00 100755
--- a/scripts/sonobuoy
+++ b/scripts/sonobuoy
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ mkdir -p ${OUTPUT}
 docker run -d --name ${K3S_SERVER} --privileged \
     -p 127.0.0.1:${K3S_PORT}:${K3S_PORT} \
     -e K3S_CLUSTER_SECRET=${SECRET} \
+    -e K3S_DEBUG=true \
     ${K3S_IMAGE} server --no-deploy=traefik --https-listen-port=${K3S_PORT}
 
 K3S_IP=$(docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' ${K3S_SERVER})