diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/octavia_controller_config/defaults/main.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/octavia_controller_config/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d0029aba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/octavia_controller_config/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+
+# All variables intended for modification should be placed in this file.
+octavia_controller_config_hide_sensitive_logs: "{{ hide_sensitive_logs | default(true) }}"
diff --git a/tripleo_ansible/roles/octavia_controller_config/tasks/certificate.yml b/tripleo_ansible/roles/octavia_controller_config/tasks/certificate.yml
index 18a2fd0c8..72b338059 100644
--- a/tripleo_ansible/roles/octavia_controller_config/tasks/certificate.yml
+++ b/tripleo_ansible/roles/octavia_controller_config/tasks/certificate.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
     dest: "{{ octavia_confd_prefix }}/{{ item.path }}"
     selevel: s0
     setype: svirt_sandbox_file_t
-  no_log: true
+  no_log: "{{ octavia_controller_config_hide_sensitive_logs | bool }}"
   loop:
     - content: "{{ private_key_content }}"
       path: "{{ ca_private_key_path }}"