diff --git a/lib/mgmt_be_client.c b/lib/mgmt_be_client.c
index 3392b764b0d0..cd726b5f93fc 100644
--- a/lib/mgmt_be_client.c
+++ b/lib/mgmt_be_client.c
@@ -119,7 +119,10 @@ struct mgmt_be_client {
 #define FOREACH_BE_TXN_IN_LIST(client_ctx, txn)                                \
 	frr_each_safe (mgmt_be_txns, &(client_ctx)->txn_head, (txn))
 
-struct debug mgmt_dbg_be_client = {0, "Management backend client operations"};
+struct debug mgmt_dbg_be_client = {
+	.flags = DEBUG_MODE_ALL,
+	.desc = "Management frontend client operations"
+};
 
 const char *mgmt_be_client_names[MGMTD_BE_CLIENT_ID_MAX + 1] = {
 #ifdef HAVE_STATICD
diff --git a/lib/mgmt_fe_client.c b/lib/mgmt_fe_client.c
index d7fe34547a28..1d09199715f9 100644
--- a/lib/mgmt_fe_client.c
+++ b/lib/mgmt_fe_client.c
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ struct mgmt_fe_client {
 #define FOREACH_SESSION_IN_LIST(client, session)                               \
 	frr_each_safe (mgmt_sessions, &(client)->sessions, (session))
 
-struct debug mgmt_dbg_fe_client = {0, "Management frontend client operations"};
+struct debug mgmt_dbg_fe_client = {
+	.flags = DEBUG_MODE_ALL,
+	.desc = "Management frontend client operations"};
 
 
 static inline const char *dsid2name(Mgmtd__DatastoreId id)
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt.c b/mgmtd/mgmt.c
index 77c4473e49f1..36a5712a7be8 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt.c
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@
 #include "mgmtd/mgmt_history.h"
 #include "mgmtd/mgmt_memory.h"
 
-struct debug mgmt_debug_be = {.desc = "Management backend adapater"};
-struct debug mgmt_debug_ds = {.desc = "Management datastore"};
-struct debug mgmt_debug_fe = {.desc = "Management frontend adapater"};
-struct debug mgmt_debug_txn = {.desc = "Management transaction"};
+struct debug mgmt_debug_be = {.flags = DEBUG_MODE_ALL,
+			      .desc = "Management backend adapater"};
+struct debug mgmt_debug_ds = {.flags = DEBUG_MODE_ALL,
+			      .desc = "Management datastore"};
+struct debug mgmt_debug_fe = {.flags = DEBUG_MODE_ALL,
+			      .desc = "Management frontend adapater"};
+struct debug mgmt_debug_txn = {.flags = DEBUG_MODE_ALL,
+			       .desc = "Management transaction"};
 
 /* MGMTD process wide configuration.  */
 static struct mgmt_master mgmt_master;