diff --git a/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/frr.conf b/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/frr.conf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dec6fbead895
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/frr.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+log timestamp precision 6
+log file frr.log
+
+!debug northbound notifications
+!debug northbound libyang
+!debug northbound events
+!debug northbound callbacks
+
+!debug mgmt backend datastore frontend transaction
+!debug mgmt client frontend
+!debug mgmt client backend
+
+interface r1-eth0
+  ip address 101.0.0.1/24
+  ipv6 address 2101::1/64
+exit
+
+interface r1-eth1 vrf red
+  ip address 102.0.0.1/24
+  ipv6 address 2102::1/64
+exit
+
+ip route 11.0.0.0/8 Null0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/mgmtd.conf b/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/mgmtd.conf
index 0f9f97ca1a33..3001f7667370 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/mgmtd.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/mgmtd.conf
@@ -1 +1,9 @@
 log timestamp precision 3
+
+!debug northbound notifications
+!debug northbound libyang
+!debug northbound events
+!debug northbound callbacks
+!debug mgmt backend datastore frontend transaction
+!debug mgmt client frontend
+!debug mgmt client backend
diff --git a/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/zebra.conf b/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/zebra.conf
index ec827617ab8d..f3a097810f37 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/zebra.conf
+++ b/tests/topotests/static_simple/r1/zebra.conf
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 log timestamp precision 3
 
+!debug northbound notifications
+!debug northbound libyang
+!debug northbound events
+!debug northbound callbacks
+!debug mgmt backend datastore frontend transaction
+!debug mgmt client frontend
+!debug mgmt client backend
+
 interface r1-eth0
   ip address 101.0.0.1/24
   ipv6 address 2101::1/64
diff --git a/tests/topotests/static_simple/test_static_simple.py b/tests/topotests/static_simple/test_static_simple.py
index fd87224b5743..fc97c14f93b6 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/static_simple/test_static_simple.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/static_simple/test_static_simple.py
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ def tgen(request):
         router.net.add_loop("lo-red")
         router.net.attach_iface_to_l3vrf("lo-red", "red")
         router.net.attach_iface_to_l3vrf(rname + "-eth1", "red")
+        #
+        # router.load_frr_config("frr.conf")
         # and select daemons to run
         router.load_config(TopoRouter.RD_ZEBRA, "zebra.conf")
         router.load_config(TopoRouter.RD_MGMTD)
@@ -181,10 +183,11 @@ def guts(tgen, vrf, use_cli):
 
     r1 = tgen.routers()["r1"]
 
-    step("add via gateway", reset=True)
-    do_config(r1, 1, True, False, vrf=vrf, use_cli=use_cli)
-    step("remove via gateway")
-    do_config(r1, 1, False, False, vrf=vrf, use_cli=use_cli)
+    count = 20000
+    step(f"add {count} via gateway", reset=True)
+    do_config(r1, count, True, False, vrf=vrf, use_cli=use_cli)
+    step(f"remove {count} via gateway")
+    do_config(r1, count, False, False, vrf=vrf, use_cli=use_cli)
 
     via = f"lo-{vrf}" if vrf else "lo"
     step("add via loopback")