diff --git a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/common/gflags/GFlagsUtil.java b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/common/gflags/GFlagsUtil.java
index 8f199cd722ff..1982e842011d 100644
--- a/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/common/gflags/GFlagsUtil.java
+++ b/managed/src/main/java/com/yugabyte/yw/common/gflags/GFlagsUtil.java
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ public static Map<String, String> getYbcFlags(AnsibleConfigureServers.Params tas
     UserIntent userIntent = universeDetails.getClusterByUuid(node.placementUuid).userIntent;
     String providerUUID = userIntent.provider;
     Map<String, String> ybcFlags = new TreeMap<>();
+    ybcFlags.put("v", Integer.toString(1));
     ybcFlags.put("server_address", node.cloudInfo.private_ip);
     ybcFlags.put("server_port", Integer.toString(node.ybControllerRpcPort));
     ybcFlags.put("log_dir", getYbHomeDir(providerUUID) + YBC_LOG_SUBDIR);
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ public static Map<String, String> getYbcFlagsForK8s(UUID universeUUID, String no
     UserIntent userIntent = universeDetails.getClusterByUuid(node.placementUuid).userIntent;
     String providerUUID = userIntent.provider;
     Map<String, String> ybcFlags = new TreeMap<>();
+    ybcFlags.put("v", Integer.toString(1));
     ybcFlags.put("server_address", node.cloudInfo.private_ip);
     ybcFlags.put("server_port", Integer.toString(node.ybControllerRpcPort));
     ybcFlags.put("log_dir", K8S_YBC_LOG_SUBDIR);