diff --git a/roles/undercloud_debug/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/undercloud_debug/molecule/default/converge.yml
index cca7f2ea7..67ada326f 100644
--- a/roles/undercloud_debug/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/roles/undercloud_debug/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -35,12 +35,14 @@
       include_role:
         name: undercloud_debug
       vars:
-        debug_check: false
+        debug_check: true
 
     - name: Should fail due to bad value
       block:
         - include_role:
             name: undercloud_debug
+          vars:
+            debug_check: false
 
       rescue:
         - name: Clear host errors
diff --git a/roles/undercloud_debug/tasks/main.yml b/roles/undercloud_debug/tasks/main.yml
index b845174e1..69d884475 100644
--- a/roles/undercloud_debug/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/undercloud_debug/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-- name: Check the services for debug flag
+- name: Get the services for debug flag
   become: true
   validations_read_ini:
     path: "{{ item }}"
@@ -8,4 +8,10 @@
     ignore_missing_file: true
   register: config_result
   with_items: "{{ services_conf_files }}"
-  failed_when: "debug_check|bool == config_result.value|bool"
+
+- name: Check the services for debug flag
+  fail:
+    msg: >
+      debug_check is set to {{ debug_check }} and the result of
+      validation is {{ config_result.results[0].value }}
+  failed_when: "debug_check|bool != config_result.results[0].value|bool"