diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 15122c7ef..9e2ac7151 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ function configure_kuryr {
     # daemon-based CNI driver is implemented, this could be removed.
     iniset "$KURYR_CONFIG" DEFAULT use_stderr true
 
+    iniset "$KURYR_CONFIG" kubernetes port_debug "$KURYR_PORT_DEBUG"
+
     create_kuryr_cache_dir
 
     # Neutron API server & Neutron plugin
diff --git a/devstack/settings b/devstack/settings
index 48f083520..e21d9161f 100644
--- a/devstack/settings
+++ b/devstack/settings
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ KURYR_K8S_API_URL=${KURYR_K8S_API_URL:-http://${HOST_IP}:${KURYR_K8S_API_PORT}}
 KURYR_K8S_API_CERT=${KURYR_K8S_API_CERT:-}
 KURYR_K8S_API_KEY=${KURYR_K8S_API_KEY:-}
 KURYR_K8S_API_CACERT=${KURYR_K8S_API_CACERT:-}
+KURYR_PORT_DEBUG=${KURYR_PORT_DEBUG:-True}
 
 # Octavia
 KURYR_K8S_LBAAS_USE_OCTAVIA=${KURYR_K8S_LBAAS_USE_OCTAVIA:-True}