diff --git a/acceptance/framework/config/config_test.go b/acceptance/framework/config/config_test.go
index 96f0f0e7eb..df981e26fa 100644
--- a/acceptance/framework/config/config_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/framework/config/config_test.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func TestConfig_HelmValuesFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			map[string]string{
 				"connectInject.cni.enabled":                     "true",
+				"connectInject.cni.logLevel":                    "debug",
 				"connectInject.transparentProxy.defaultEnabled": "false",
 			},
 		},