diff --git a/qa/backwards-5.0/build.gradle b/qa/backwards-5.0/build.gradle
index 6e1beef51c7..7cb7d7a1a2a 100644
--- a/qa/backwards-5.0/build.gradle
+++ b/qa/backwards-5.0/build.gradle
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ integTest {
     numNodes = 2
     numBwcNodes = 1
     bwcVersion = "6.0.0-alpha1-SNAPSHOT" // this is the same as the current version until we released the first RC
+    setting 'logger.org.elasticsearch', 'DEBUG'
   }
 }