diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 3b128270..ba53c836 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -183,3 +183,6 @@ ironic_role_project_group: ironic_all
 ironic_ironic_conf_overrides: {}
 ironic_rootwrap_conf_overrides: {}
 ironic_policy_overrides: {}
+
+# pxe boot
+ironic_pxe_append_params: "ipa-debug=1 systemd.journald.forward_to_console=yes"
diff --git a/templates/ironic.conf.j2 b/templates/ironic.conf.j2
index 87e28f15..6ba1102d 100644
--- a/templates/ironic.conf.j2
+++ b/templates/ironic.conf.j2
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ pool_max_size = {{ ironic_wsgi_processes }}
 
 [pxe]
 tftp_server = {{ ironic_tftp_server_address }}
+pxe_append_params = {{ ironic_pxe_append_params }}
 
 [seamicro]