diff --git a/slave_scripts/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh b/slave_scripts/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh
index 2cf40ab7..b37bb30e 100755
--- a/slave_scripts/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh
+++ b/slave_scripts/devstack-vm-gate-host.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ ROOTSLEEP=0
 ENABLED_SERVICES=g-api,g-reg,key,n-api,n-cpu,n-net,n-sch,mysql,rabbit
 SKIP_EXERCISES=swift,volumes
 SERVICE_HOST=127.0.0.1
+SYSLOG=True
 EOF
 
 # The vm template update job should cache some images in ~/files.