diff --git a/tools/deploy_rootwrap.sh b/tools/deploy_rootwrap.sh
index 0009a42e2b9..27d9a36f643 100755
--- a/tools/deploy_rootwrap.sh
+++ b/tools/deploy_rootwrap.sh
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ sed -i "s:^filters_path=.*$:filters_path=${dst_rootwrap_path}:" ${dst_conf}
 sed -i "s:^\(exec_dirs=.*\)$:\1,${target_bin_path}:" ${dst_conf}
 
 if [[ "$OS_SUDO_TESTING" = "1" ]]; then
+    sed -i 's/use_syslog=False/use_syslog=True/g' ${dst_conf}
+    sed -i 's/syslog_log_level=ERROR/syslog_log_level=DEBUG/g' ${dst_conf}
     cp -p ${neutron_path}/neutron/tests/contrib/functional-testing.filters \
         ${dst_rootwrap_path}/
 fi