diff --git a/spec/acceptance/basic_barbican_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/basic_barbican_spec.rb
index 6432187e..bc8716f5 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/basic_barbican_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/basic_barbican_spec.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ describe 'barbican::api basic test class' do
          password => 'a_big_secret',
       }
 
-      class { '::barbican::api::logging': }
+      class { '::barbican::api::logging':
+        debug => true,
+      }
 
       class { '::barbican::quota': }