diff --git a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2 b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2
index 6a1e42b2f6..ea2d955121 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/gerrit/templates/gerrit.config.j2
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 	minThreads = 20
 	maxThreads = 100
 	maxQueued = 200
+	requestLog = true
 [cache]
 	directory = cache
 [cache "accounts"]