diff --git a/chart/templates/operator.yaml b/chart/templates/operator.yaml
index c3b107a..bac33d9 100644
--- a/chart/templates/operator.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/operator.yaml
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ spec:
         - --secure-listen-address=0.0.0.0:8443
         - --upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/
         - --logtostderr=true
-        - --v=0
+        - --v={{.Values.verbosity}}
         image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.13.1
         name: kube-rbac-proxy
         ports:
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index f5f6b07..0b2a3fa 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@ domain: localtest.me
 externalPort: "9443"
 isOpenShift: "false"
 installPostgreSQL: true
-hostContainer: kubeflex-control-plane
\ No newline at end of file
+hostContainer: kubeflex-control-plane
+verbosity: 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
index cde2c1d..10e7d7a 100644
--- a/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
+++ b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spec:
         - "--secure-listen-address=0.0.0.0:8443"
         - "--upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/"
         - "--logtostderr=true"
-        - "--v=0"
+        - "--v={{.Values.verbosity}}"
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8443
           protocol: TCP