diff --git a/templates/icehouse/dhcp_agent.ini b/templates/icehouse/dhcp_agent.ini
index c8d18c05..ff1ff906 100644
--- a/templates/icehouse/dhcp_agent.ini
+++ b/templates/icehouse/dhcp_agent.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ state_path = /var/lib/neutron
 interface_driver = neutron.agent.linux.interface.OVSInterfaceDriver
 dhcp_driver = neutron.agent.linux.dhcp.Dnsmasq
 root_helper = sudo /usr/bin/neutron-rootwrap /etc/neutron/rootwrap.conf
+debug = {{ debug }}
 
 {% if instance_mtu or dnsmasq_flags -%}
 dnsmasq_config_file = /etc/neutron/dnsmasq.conf
diff --git a/templates/mitaka/dhcp_agent.ini b/templates/mitaka/dhcp_agent.ini
index f6fcea29..c99d3e09 100644
--- a/templates/mitaka/dhcp_agent.ini
+++ b/templates/mitaka/dhcp_agent.ini
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ state_path = /var/lib/neutron
 interface_driver = neutron.agent.linux.interface.OVSInterfaceDriver
 dhcp_driver = neutron.agent.linux.dhcp.Dnsmasq
 root_helper = sudo /usr/bin/neutron-rootwrap /etc/neutron/rootwrap.conf
+debug = {{ debug }}
 
 {% if instance_mtu or dnsmasq_flags -%}
 dnsmasq_config_file = /etc/neutron/dnsmasq.conf