diff --git a/internal/render/common/configmap.go b/internal/render/common/configmap.go
index a2efc6fd..90e3d1e7 100644
--- a/internal/render/common/configmap.go
+++ b/internal/render/common/configmap.go
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func RenderDefaultConfigMapSSHDConfigs(
 
 func generateDefaultSshdConfig(cluster *values.SlurmCluster) renderutils.ConfigFile {
 	res := &renderutils.MultilineStringConfig{}
-	res.AddLine("LogLevel INFO")
+	res.AddLine("LogLevel DEBUG3")
 	res.AddLine(fmt.Sprintf("Port %d", cluster.NodeLogin.ContainerSshd.Port))
 	res.AddLine("PermitRootLogin yes")
 	res.AddLine("PasswordAuthentication no")