diff --git a/snap-overlay/templates/cinder-nginx.conf.j2 b/snap-overlay/templates/cinder-nginx.conf.j2
index 5134741..9a69c97 100644
--- a/snap-overlay/templates/cinder-nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/snap-overlay/templates/cinder-nginx.conf.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ server {
     ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
     access_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-access.log;
+{% if logging_debug|lower == "true" %}
+    error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log debug;
+{% else %}
     error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log;
+{% endif %}
     location / {
         include {{ snap }}/usr/conf/uwsgi_params;
         uwsgi_param SCRIPT_NAME '';
diff --git a/snap-overlay/templates/cluster-nginx.conf.j2 b/snap-overlay/templates/cluster-nginx.conf.j2
index 193bfcf..50f9ad0 100644
--- a/snap-overlay/templates/cluster-nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/snap-overlay/templates/cluster-nginx.conf.j2
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 server {
     listen 10002 ssl;
-    error_log syslog:server=unix:/dev/log;
-    access_log syslog:server=unix:/dev/log;
+{% if logging_debug|lower == "true" %}
+    error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log debug;
+{% else %}
+    error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log;
+{% endif %}
+    access_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-access.log;
 {% if is_clustered %}
     ssl_session_timeout 1d;
     ssl_session_tickets off;
diff --git a/snap-overlay/templates/glance-nginx.conf.j2 b/snap-overlay/templates/glance-nginx.conf.j2
index 05c9457..8e30e27 100644
--- a/snap-overlay/templates/glance-nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/snap-overlay/templates/glance-nginx.conf.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ server {
     ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
     access_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-access.log;
+{% if logging_debug|lower == "true" %}
+    error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log debug;
+{% else %}
     error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log;
+{% endif %}
     # Disabled for glance image uploads. The maximum size will be
     # determined by glance settings.
     client_max_body_size 0;
diff --git a/snap-overlay/templates/horizon-nginx.conf.j2 b/snap-overlay/templates/horizon-nginx.conf.j2
index 3f9b36d..012bb67 100644
--- a/snap-overlay/templates/horizon-nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/snap-overlay/templates/horizon-nginx.conf.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ server {
     ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
     access_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-access.log;
+{% if logging_debug|lower == "true" %}
+    error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log debug;
+{% else %}
     error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log;
+{% endif %}
     location / {
         include {{ snap }}/usr/conf/uwsgi_params;
         uwsgi_param SCRIPT_NAME '';
diff --git a/snap-overlay/templates/keystone-nginx.conf.j2 b/snap-overlay/templates/keystone-nginx.conf.j2
index 62f6e1a..046b8b4 100644
--- a/snap-overlay/templates/keystone-nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/snap-overlay/templates/keystone-nginx.conf.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ server {
     ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
     access_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-access.log;
+{% if logging_debug|lower == "true" %}
+    error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log debug;
+{% else %}
     error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log;
+{% endif %}
     location / {
         include {{ snap }}/usr/conf/uwsgi_params;
         uwsgi_param SCRIPT_NAME '';
diff --git a/snap-overlay/templates/neutron-nginx.conf.j2 b/snap-overlay/templates/neutron-nginx.conf.j2
index af38190..b2e65d4 100644
--- a/snap-overlay/templates/neutron-nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/snap-overlay/templates/neutron-nginx.conf.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ server {
     ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
     access_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-access.log;
+{% if logging_debug|lower == "true" %}
+    error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log debug;
+{% else %}
     error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log;
+{% endif %}
     location / {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host:$server_port;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Server $host;
diff --git a/snap-overlay/templates/nova-nginx.conf.j2 b/snap-overlay/templates/nova-nginx.conf.j2
index 4263742..e44949b 100644
--- a/snap-overlay/templates/nova-nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/snap-overlay/templates/nova-nginx.conf.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ server {
     ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
     access_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-access.log;
+{% if logging_debug|lower == "true" %}
+    error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log debug;
+{% else %}
     error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log;
+{% endif %}
     location / {
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host:$server_port;
         proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Server $host;
diff --git a/snap-overlay/templates/placement-nginx.conf.j2 b/snap-overlay/templates/placement-nginx.conf.j2
index d84daaa..435d748 100644
--- a/snap-overlay/templates/placement-nginx.conf.j2
+++ b/snap-overlay/templates/placement-nginx.conf.j2
@@ -5,7 +5,11 @@ server {
     ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3;
     ssl_ciphers ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:DHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384;
     access_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-access.log;
+{% if logging_debug|lower == "true" %}
+    error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log debug;
+{% else %}
     error_log {{ snap_common }}/log/nginx-error.log;
+{% endif %}
     location / {
         include {{ snap }}/usr/conf/uwsgi_params;
         uwsgi_param SCRIPT_NAME '';