diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 12a4dd531..a20a3d166 100644
--- a/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ spec:
         - "--leader-elect"
         - "--metrics-bind-addr=127.0.0.1:8080"
         - "--powervs-provider-id-fmt=${POWERVS_PROVIDER_ID_FORMAT:=v1}"
+        - "--v=${LOGLEVEL:=0}"
         image: controller:latest
         name: manager
         ports:
diff --git a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
index b64e2c07c..172b709f8 100755
--- a/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci-e2e.sh
@@ -94,6 +94,8 @@ prerequisites_powervs(){
     export IBMPOWERVS_IMAGE_NAME=${IBMPOWERVS_IMAGE_NAME:-"capibm-powervs-centos-streams8-1-22-4"}
     export IBMPOWERVS_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID=${IBMPOWERVS_SERVICE_INSTANCE_ID:-"0f28d13a-6e33-4d86-b6d7-a9b46ff7659e"}
     export IBMPOWERVS_NETWORK_NAME=${BOSKOS_RESOURCE_NAME:-"capi-e2e-test"}
+    # Setting controller loglevel to allow debug logs from the PowerVS client
+    export LOGLEVEL=5
 }
 
 main(){